Nedre Frei Explained

Official Name:Nedre Frei
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kristiansund Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6524 Frei
Elevation M:24
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:63.0242°N 7.8064°W

Nedre Frei is a village in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. The village is located along the Freifjorden on the southern part of the island of Frei. The village sits about south of the village of Rensvik and about southwest of the village of Kvalvåg. Nedre Frei is the site of Frei Church, the main church for the island.[2]

The northern end of the Freifjord Tunnel is located just west of the village, connecting the island to the nearby island of Bergsøya and then on to the mainland via a bridge.

The Viking-era Battle of Rastarkalv, between Haakon I of Norway and the sons of Eric I of Norway, took place near the village of Nedre Frei in 955 AD.

See also

Frei - former municipality

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nedre Frei. Yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-05-01. 2013-03-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130304163417/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Kristiansund/Nedre_Frei/ .
  2. Web site: Frei - øy i Møre og Romsdal. Store norske leksikon. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Norwegian. 2013-05-01.