Frekhaug[3] is a village in Alver Municipality, located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy, along the Salhusfjorden.[4]
Frekhaug | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Frekhaug | |
| Coordinates: 60°30′48″N 5°14′33″E / 60.51321°N 5.24252°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Municipality | Alver Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 3,683 |
| • Density | 2,069/km2 (5,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5918 Frekhaug |
The 1.78-square-kilometre (440-acre) village has a population (2025) of 3,683 and a population density of 2,064 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,350/sq mi).[1]
History
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Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old Meland Municipality.[4]
Frekhaug Manor
editFrekhaug 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 style. 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), a missions group of the Church of Norway.[5]
Notable people
edit- Trond Bjørndal, a football coach and former player[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ↑ "Frekhaug, Alver". yr.no. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 August 2025). "Frekhaug". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Kort om arbeidet". Nordhordland Indremisjon. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Hopland, Endre (23 December 2005). "Trenar Løv-Ham". Avisa Nordhordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.