- Saltnes
Saltnes can refer to:a small village in the municipality of
Nes, Eysturoy ,Faroe Islands ...or a village in the municipality ofRåde ,Norway .Saltnes is a village in the municipality of
Råde ,Norway . Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality,Fredrikstad . [ [http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2008-06-20-01-en.html Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2008] . 0191 Spetalen total.Statistics Norway .]Saltnes has grown from around 50 to almost 2000 inhabitants in only 36 years. Saltnes is becoming increasingly popular destination for vacations. Råde municipality has stated that the population raises by about 500-1000 inhabitants during the summer vacation season because of all the summer cabins that are in the location Fact|date=February 2007.
The etymology of the name derives from harvesting of salt in the area several hundred years ago.
References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
