Frøskeland Explained

Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Frøskeland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vesterålen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sortland Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8400 Sortland
Coordinates:68.7585°N 15.1155°W
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] is a village in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Geography

Frøskeland lies on the island of Langøya, at the innermost part of Eidsfjorden, on the west side of the Vikeid isthmus. County Road 820 from the town of Sortland to Bø Municipality passes through Frøskeland. County Road 821 to the village of Myre branches off from County Road 820 at Frøskeland and travels north across Frøskelandseid (the Frøskeland Isthmus) to Steinlandsfjord in Øksnes Municipality. Frøskeland is also the junction for County Road 885, which travels south along the east side of the Eidsfjorden to the villages of Holmstad, Sandnes, and the Hadsel Bridge.[3]

Name

The name Frøskeland is believed to derive from the word frøskja, related to the verb fryse which means 'freeze'.[4]

Industry and services

The concrete factory Vesterålsbetong AS (formerly Tingvoll Betong AS and SE Betong AS) is located in Frøskeland.[5] Frøskeland had a post office until June 1, 1997.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frøskeland, Sortland (Nordland). yr.no. 2018-12-31.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-08-18.
  3. http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/1571367/binary/1139174?fast_title=Nordland+-+vegliste+fylkes-+og+kommunale+veger+oktober+2016.pdf Vegliste 2016: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Nordland. 2016. Bodø: Statens vegvesen Region nord, pp. 2ff., 44ff.
  4. Borgos, Johan. 2007. Sortland bygdebok, gård og slekt, part 3. Sortland: Sortland kommune. .
  5. http://www.vesteralsbetong.no/ Vesterålsbetong AS website.
  6. http://kulturnav.org/bb7cba2f-88da-490f-8d4e-9f7bcd443c90 KulturNav: 8420 Frøskeland (Poståpneri).