Saltnes, Østfold, Norway

This article is about the village in Norway. For the village in Faroe Islands, see Saltnes, Faroe Islands.

Place

Saltnes

View of summer cabins on Saltholmen peninsula

Population

(2016)

• Total

| 2,173

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]

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

## References

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

59°17′N 10°45′E﻿ / ﻿59.283°N 10.750°E﻿ / 59.283; 10.750

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