Nedre Frei

Nedre Frei^[2] 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, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Kvalvåg, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Storbakken. Nedre Frei is the site of Frei Church, the main church for the island.^[3]

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Nedre Frei
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Coordinates: 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	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6524 Frei
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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.^[4]

1. ^ "Nedre Frei" (in Norwegian). Yr.no. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-25). "Frei (sogn og tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
4. ^ Hjadar, Kim; Sveaas Andersen, Per, eds. (2024-11-26). "slaget på Rastarkalv". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-08.

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