Saltnes, Østfold, Norway

Saltnes is a village mostly situated in the municipality of Råde, Norway. Its population in 2015 was 2,173, of which 89 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad.[1]

This article is about the village in Norway. For the village in Faroe Islands, see Saltnes, Faroe Islands.
Saltnes
View of summer cabins on Saltholmen peninsula
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,173

The etymology of the name derives from harvesting of salt in the area several hundred years ago.

See also
  • Adrian Tell, BMX cyclist

References
  1. Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2015. 0191 Spetalen total. Statistics Norway.



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