Frekhaug Explained

Official Name:Frekhaug
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Alver
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.46
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:3004
Population Density Km2:2058
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5918 Frekhaug
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.5131°N 5.2425°W

Frekhaug is a village in Alver Municipality, located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy. Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Meland.[2]

The 1.46km2 village has a population (2019) of 3,004 and a population density of .[3]

Frekhaug Manor

Frekhaug Manor (Frekhaug hovedgård) is a manor house and farm located on the southeast side of Holsnøy. The main house is a notched, two-story log house of painted white panel with a hipped roof. The building has a portal in rococo. The building was probably built in the 1780s and is surrounded by granite walls. In 1780, the farm was bought by skipper Cort Abrahamsen Holtermann (1730-1813).[4]

Since 1914, the manor house has been owned by the Nordhordland home mission (Nordhordland indremisjon).[5]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frekhaug. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-04-15.
  2. Web site: Frekhaug. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-04-15.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  4. Web site: Frekhaug. Store norske leksikon. Geir Thorsnæs. February 1, 2016.
  5. Web site: Kort om arbeidet. Nordhordland Indremisjon. February 1, 2016. 1 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401160238/http://nhindremisjon.no/om-oss/kort-om-arbeidet/. dead.
  6. News: Trenar Løv-Ham. Hopland. Endre. 23 December 2005. Avisa Nordhordland. Norwegian. 16 January 2009.