Nes, Akershus

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Nes church ruins
Svanfossen on the river Vorma, in Fenstad
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Seterstøa station in Nes was built in 1862
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Gamle Hvam Museum, an old museum farm in Nes

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.

General information

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".

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] <templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

See also: Coats-of-arms of Søndre Land and Stokke
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nes by country of origin in 2015[3]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 343
 Lithuania 231
 Russia 124
 Sweden 118
 Germany 114
 Thailand 100
 Denmark 100
 Philippines 84

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.

Geography

The municipality borders 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 are very prevalent.

Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat in the country.

Villages

References

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