Frekhaug

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.[3]

Frekhaug hovedgård

Frekhaug
Village
Frekhaug Location of the village Frekhaug Frekhaug (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°30′47″N 05°14′33″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordhordland
Municipality	Alver
Area [1]
• Total	1.46 km^2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	3,004
• Density	2,058/km^2 (5,330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5918 Frekhaug

The 1.46-square-kilometre (360-acre) village has a population (2019) of 3,004 and a population density of 2,058 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,330/sq mi).[1]

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

• Trond Bjørndal, football coach and former player[6]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Frekhaug" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Frekhaug" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 April 2014.
4. Geir Thorsnæs. "Frekhaug". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. "Kort om arbeidet". Nordhordland Indremisjon. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
6. Hopland, Endre (23 December 2005). "Trenar Løv-Ham". Avisa Nordhordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.