Nedre Frei

Nedre Frei
Village
Nedre Frei

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 63°01′27″N 07°48′23″E / 63.02417°N 7.80639°E / 63.02417; 7.80639Coordinates: 63°01′27″N 07°48′23″E / 63.02417°N 7.80639°E / 63.02417; 7.80639
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Kristiansund Municipality
Elevation[1] 24 m (79 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6524 Frei

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 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the village of Rensvik and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nedre Frei" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. i Møre og Romsdal "Frei – øy i Møre og Romsdal" Check |url= value (help) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-05-01.


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