Nes, Akershus
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| Coordinates: 60°7′51″N 11°29′21″E / 60.13083°N 11.48917°ECoordinates: 60°7′51″N 11°29′21″E / 60.13083°N 11.48917°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Romerike | ||
| Administrative centre | Årnes | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap) | ||
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| • Total | 637 km2 (245.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 609 km2 (235.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 177 in Norway | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 18 022 | ||
| • Rank | 54 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 28/km2 (72.5/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 14.5 % | ||
| Demonym | Nesbu[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0236 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www.nes-ak.kommune.no | ||
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Nes is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nes farm (Old Norse: Nes which means "headland"), since the first church was built here. The actual nes is the headland made by the two great rivers Glomma and Vorma, which have their meeting point just south of the farm. Prior to 1889, the name was spelled "Næs".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms show three yellow logs (to represent forestry) 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.[2]
[edit] History
The parish of Næs was established as a municipality of its own on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Nes Church ruins, one of Norway's best preserved church ruins from 1100 AD can be found here.
[edit] Geography
The municipality is bordering Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Sørum, and Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county and Eidskog, Sør-Odal, and Nord-Odal in Hedmark county.
Nes includes many natural attractions, such as parts of the river Glomma, as well as 168 lakes. Elk, beaver, wolf, and lynx can be found here. Hunting and sportfishing is very prevalent.
Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat in the country.
[edit] Villages
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ "Beskrivelse av kommunevåpenet". Nes kommune. http://www.nes-ak.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=2746&Category.ID=7323. Retrieved 2008-12-20. (Norwegian)
[edit] External links
Media related to Nes at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Nes- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Akershus travel guide from Wikitravel
- Tourist information
- Raumnes: newspaper for Nes på Romerike (Norwegian)
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