Råde

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RÅDE

Province : Østfold

Arms of Råde

Official blazon

På grønn bunn en gull skråbjelke.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 30, 1980.

The arms are canting. The name Råde is derived from the old word Rad, 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.

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The arms at the municipal border (image by Jan-Erik Løken)

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Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.