Frøskeland ( sme, Fruoska) is a
village in
Sortland Municipality in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway.
Geography
Frøskeland lies on the island of
Langøya, at the innermost part of
Eidsfjorden, on the west side of the
Vikeid isthmus.
County Road 820 from the
town of Sortland to
Bø Municipality passes through Frøskeland.
County Road 821 to the village of
Myre branches off from County Road 820 at Frøskeland and travels north across
Frøskelandseid (the Frøskeland Isthmus) to
Steinlandsfjord in
Øksnes Municipality
Øksnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the large island of Langøya, which is a part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village o ...
. Frøskeland is also the junction for
County Road 885, which travels south along the east side of the Eidsfjorden to the villages of
Holmstad,
Sandnes, and the
Hadsel Bridge.
Name
The name ''Frøskeland'' is believed to derive from the word ''frøskja'', related to the verb ''fryse'' which means 'freeze'.
Industry and services
The concrete factory Vesterålsbetong AS (formerly Tingvoll Betong AS and SE Betong AS) is located in Frøskeland. Frøskeland had a post office until June 1, 1997.
KulturNav: 8420 Frøskeland (Poståpneri).
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References
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Sortland
Villages in Nordland