Frekhaug | |
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Village | |
Location in Hordaland county | |
Coordinates: 60°30′47″N 05°14′33″E / 60.51306°N 5.24250°ECoordinates: 60°30′47″N 05°14′33″E / 60.51306°N 5.24250°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Western Norway |
County | Hordaland |
District | Nordhordland |
Municipality | Meland |
Area | |
• Total | 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 2,335 |
• Density | 1,743/km2 (4,510/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Post Code | 5918 Frekhaug |
Frekhaug is the administrative centre of Meland municipality, located in Hordaland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre) urban area of Frekhaug (which also encompasses the suburb of Vikane) has a population (2013) of 2,335; giving the village a population density of 1,743 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,510/sq mi).
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).
Since 1914, the manor house has been owned by the Nordhordland home mission (Nordhordland indremisjon).