Frei 178357 222062725 2008-06-27T11:26:18Z Aqwis 2539917 copyedits {{otheruses}} {{Infobox_Kommune| name=Frei| idnumber=1556| county=Møre og Romsdal| landscape=Nordmøre| capital=| governor=| governor_as_of=2003| arearank=| area=65| arealand=64| areapercent=0.02| population_as_of=2004| populationrank=| population=5,274| populationpercent=0.12| populationdensity=83| populationincrease=6.2| demonym=Freiøying| language=[[Norwegian language|Neutral]]| lat_deg=63| lat_min=3| lat_sec=45| lon_deg=7| lon_min=48| lon_sec=11| utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6993129 |utm_easting=0439509| geo_cat=adm2nd| coatofarms=Frei_komm.png| map=[[Image:Frei kart.png]] | munwebpage=www.frei.kommune.no| }} '''Frei''' is a former [[municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[counties of Norway|county]] of [[Møre og Romsdal]], [[Norway]]. The municipality was established January 1, 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]) and was merged with [[Kristiansund]] January 1, 2008. Frei is also the name of the main island of the former municipality with an area of 62.5 km². ==Name== The municipality was named after the island of Frei ([[Old Norse]] ''Freiðr''). The meaning of the name is unknown (maybe derived from ''fríðr'' 'good, beautiful'). Until 1889, the name was written ''Fredø''. ==Coat-of-arms== The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987, designed by local architect and painter Nils Fiske). It shows two [[Crown (headgear)|crowns]] - to represent the kings [[Haakon I of Norway]] and [[Haakon VII of Norway]]. (The [[Battle of Rastarkalv]] took place in the municiaplity in 955 - and Haakon VII visited the municipality and commemorated the battle in 1955.) ==History== The [[Viking]]-era [[Battle of Rastarkalv]], between [[Haakon I of Norway]] and the sons of [[Eric I of Norway]], took place here in [[955]] [[Anno Domini|AD]]. Frei was merged into [[Kristiansund]] on [[January 1]], [[2008]]. The new municipality's name, as well as its administrative center, is Kristiansund. Frei's largest and central community is [[Rensvik]], but the municipality administration and health services were located elsewhere. {{Commonscat|Frei}} [[Category:Nordmøre]] [[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]] [[Category:Settlements in Møre og Romsdal]] [[Category:Islands of Møre og Romsdal]] {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub}} [[da:Frei]] [[de:Frei (Norwegen)]] [[bpy:ফ্রেই]] [[it:Frei]] [[nl:Frei]] [[no:Frei]] [[nn:Frei]] [[nds:Kommun Frei]] [[pl:Frei]] [[pt:Frei (Noruega)]] [[ro:Frei]] [[sv:Frei kommun]]