Nes Municipality Nes kommune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Akershus within Norway | |
 Nes within Akershus | |
| Coordinates:60°7′51″N11°29′21″E / 60.13083°N 11.48917°E /60.13083; 11.48917 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Romerike |
| Administrative centre | Årnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2007) | Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 637 km2 (246 sq mi) |
| • Land | 609 km2 (235 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #177 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 21,513 |
| • Rank | #53 in Norway |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +15.7% |
| Demonym | Nesbu[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3228[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Nes is amunicipality inAkershuscounty,Norway. It is part of thetraditional region ofRomerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ofÅrnes.
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldNes farm (Old Norse:Nes which means "headland"), since the first church was built here. The actualnes is the headland made by the two great riversGlomma andVorma, which have theirmeeting point just south of the farm. Prior to 1889, the name was spelled"Næs".
Thecoat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms show three yellowlogs (to representforestry) on a green background (to symbolize youth and hope). The position of the logs represents the meeting of the rivers Glomma and Vorma, creating the headland of Nes.[4]
The parish ofNæs was established as a municipality of its own on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt).
Nes Church ruins (Nes kirkeruin) are one of Norway's best preserved church ruins. The church which dated from ca 1100 was designed inRomanesque style and was extended into a cruciform church in 1697. The old medieval stone was located near the juncture of two rivers;Glomma andVorma. The church suffered fire damage in 1854. After the fire the walls were preserved as ruins. The new Nes Church was completed in 1860.[5][6]
The municipality bordersEidsvoll,Ullensaker,Sørum, andAurskog-Høland in Akershus county andEidskog,Sør-Odal, andNord-Odal inHedmark county.
Nes includes many natural attractions, such as parts of the riverGlomma, as well as 168 lakes.Elk,beaver,wolf, andlynx can be found here.Hunting and sportfishing are very prevalent.
Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers ofwheat in the country.
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Poland | 461 |
 Lithuania | 257 |
 Sweden | 141 |
 Russia | 134 |
 Germany | 116 |
 Eritrea | 115 |
 Thailand | 106 |
 Denmark | 105 |
 Pakistan | 97 |
 Philippines | 85 |
Media related toNes, Akershus at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition ofNes at Wiktionary
Akershus travel guide from Wikivoyage
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