Frei
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| Landscape | Nordmøre | |
| Municipality | NO-1556 | |
| Administrative centre | Frei | |
| Mayor (2003) | Maritta B. Ohrstrand (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 411 65 km² 64 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 184 5,274 0.12 % 6.2 % 83/km² | |
| Coordinates | 63°3′ N 7°48′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=63_3_N_7_48_E_type:adm2nd_region:NO-1556) | |
| www.frei.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1556) | ||
Frei is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Frei is located on the main island of the same name and the small surrounding islands, south of the town Kristiansund* (where many people of Frei make their living).
The Viking-era Battle of Rastarkalv, between Haakon I of Norway and the sons of Eric I of Norway, took place here in 955 AD.
| Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal | |
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Aukra | Aure | Averøy | Eide | Frei | Fræna | Giske | Gjemnes | Halsa | Haram | Hareid | Herøy | Kristiansund | Midsund | Molde | Nesset | Norddal | Rauma | Rindal | Sande | Sandøy | Skodje | Smøla | Stordal | Stranda | Sula | Sunndal | Surnadal | Sykkylven | Tingvoll | Tustna | Ulstein | Vanylven | Vestnes | Volda | Ørskog | Ørsta | Ålesund | |
* Frei will merge with Kristiansund on January 1, 2008. The new municipality's name, as well as its administrative center, will be Kristiansund.
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