▁R ó ð a ), ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁here . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁identical ▁with ▁the ▁word ▁r ó ð a ▁which ▁means ▁" bar , ▁pole , ▁or ▁rod ". ▁Here ▁it ▁is ▁referring ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Norway ' s ▁many ▁terminal ▁mor aines , ▁and ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁named ▁after ▁it . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁written ▁" R a ade ". ▁ ▁Co at - of - ar ms ▁ ▁The ▁coat - of - ar ms ▁is ▁from ▁modern ▁times . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁granted ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁arms ▁are ▁cant ing ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁ ▁It ▁shows ▁a ▁yellow ▁b end ▁on ▁a ▁green ▁background . ▁The ▁arms ▁thus ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁m ora ine ▁and ▁gla cial ▁path ▁from ▁the ▁Ice ▁ages ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁municipality . ▁The ▁colour ▁green ▁symbol ises ▁the ▁fert ile ▁soil . ▁ ▁Minor ities ▁ ▁R å de ▁Church ▁R å de ▁church ▁( R å de ▁kir ke ) ▁is ▁a ▁medieval ▁era ▁church ▁in ▁R å de ▁parish . ▁The ▁church ▁belongs ▁to ▁V estre ▁Borg es y ss el ▁de an ery ▁in ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Borg . ▁The ▁church ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 1 8 5 ▁and ▁is ▁of ▁Roman es que ▁style . ▁The ▁ed ifice ▁is ▁of ▁brick ▁and ▁stone ▁and ▁has ▁ 3 0 0 ▁seats .