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Torsnes is a former municipality inØstfold county,Norway. It is the site of Torsnes Church (Torsnes kirke).[1][2]
Torsnes was created by a split fromBorge on 1 January 1910. At that time Torsnes had a population of 1,538.On 1 January 1964, Gansrød and Ulfeng, with 30 inhabitants, were incorporated intoFredrikstad while the rest of Torsnes, with 1,274 inhabitants, was reunited with Borge. On 1 January 1994, Borge was incorporated into Fredrikstad.
TheOld Norse form of the name wasÞórsnes, meaning "Thor's headland". The neighbouring island has the nameUllerøy, from the name of the godUllr. An old farm in the parish, close to the church site, has the nameTose orThorsø. This is derived from Old NorseÞórshof, a compound ofÞórr (Thor) andhof, meaning "Thor's temple".
