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Saltnes, Østfold, Norway

Coordinates: 59°17′N 10°45′E / 59.283°N 10.750°E / 59.283; 10.750
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Saltnes
View of summer cabins on Saltholmen peninsula
View of summer cabins on Saltholmen peninsula
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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.

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