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, along the Salhusfjorden.
The village has a population of and a population density of.

History

Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old Meland Municipality.

Frekhaug Manor

Frekhaug Manor 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. Since 1914, the manor house has been owned by the Nordhordland home mission, a missions group of the Church of Norway.

Notable people