Holsnøy
 The lake Storavatnet in the rural inner part of the island. | |
  Holsnøy Location of the island  Holsnøy Holsnøy (Norway) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°31′56″N 5°13′04″E / 60.5323°N 5.2177°E |
| Area | 88.8 km2 (34.3 sq mi) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Width | 7.5 km (4.66 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 324 m (1063 ft) |
| Highest point | Eldsfjellet |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Vestland |
| Municipality | Alver Municipality |
Holsnøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 88.8-square-kilometre (34.3 sq mi) island lies to the north/west of the mainland, between the islands of Radøy to the north and Askøy to the south. The highest point on the island is the 324-metre (1,063 ft) tall Eldsfjellet, a mountain located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the village of Rossland. The island is hilly and marshy, with the majority of the residents living along the southern shore. The largest settlement on the island is the village of Frekhaug on the southern shore.[1]
Holsnøy was the largest island in the old Meland municipality, where it made up 98% of the land area of the municipality.
The island is connected to the mainland road network by a series of bridges. The Krossnessundet Bridge connects the southern tip of the island to the small island of Flatøy, just to the east. The island of Flatøy is connected to Knarvik to the east on the mainland Lindås peninsula by the Hagelsund Bridge and Flatøy is also connected to Bergen to the south on the Åsane peninsula by the Nordhordland Bridge.[1]
Frekhaug Manor
[edit]Frekhaug Manor (Frekhaug hovedgård) is a manor house 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 farm and manor house have been owned by the Nordhordland home mission (Nordhordland indremisjon).[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Holsnøy" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "Frekhaug". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Kort om arbeidet". Nordhordland Indremisjon. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
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