 rÃ¥de is a municipality in Ãstfold county, norway. the administrative centre of the municipality is the village of karlshus. the parish of raade was established as a municipality on 1 january 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). the neighbouring municipalities are rygge, vÃ¥ler, sarpsborg, and fredrikstad. there are four major villages in the municipality: karlshus, saltnes, missingmyr, and slangsvold. == general information == === name === the municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old rÃ¥de farm (old norse: rÃ³Ã°a), since the first church was built here. the name is identical with the word rÃ³Ã°a which means "bar, pole, or rod". here it is referring to a long hill (a raet which is shaped like a bar, pole, or rod) and the farm and the church is located on the top of it. prior to 1921, the name was written "raade". === coat-of-arms === the coat-of-arms is from modern times. they were granted on 30 may 1980. the arms are canting for the name of the municipality. it shows a yellow bend on a green background. the name of the municipality is derived from an old word meaning a glacial moraine. the arms thus symbolise the moraine and glacial path from the ice ages that runs through the municipality. the colour green symbolises the fertile soil. == references ==  == external links == *  *  * municipal fact sheet from statistics norway *   
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