Kråkerøy
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Kråkerøy is a former municipality in Østfold county, Norway.
It was created by a split from Glemmen on January 1, 1908. At that time Kråkerøy had a population of 3,311. In 1948 Kråkerøy was the site of the Kråkerøy speech by then Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen, which became an important part of Norwegian political history.
On 1 January 1994 Kråkerøy was incorporated into Fredrikstad, along with Borge, Rolvsøy and Onsøy. Prior to the merger Kråkerøy had a population of 7,445.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
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