Nes ( da, Næs) is a village in

Nes Municipality Nes is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named af ...

on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...

History

The 2005 population of the village of Nes was 230. Besides Nes, the two other towns of

Toftir Toftir ( da, Tofte) is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy island. Th ...

and Saltnes are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1,267 (as of 31.09.2009). Its postal code is FO 655. Nes was the site of a British military installation during World War II. ''Nes'' means ''cape'' in the

Faroese language Faroese ( ; ''føroyskt mál'' ) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark. It is one of five languages de ...

, a word related to the English word ''ness'' with the same meaning.

Frederik's Church in Nes

Frederick's Church (''Fríðrikskirkjan'') was designed by the Faroese architect Høgni Würdig Larsen and was completed on November 27, 1994. It was named in honour of clergyman Fríðrikur Petersen (April 22, 1853 - April 27, 1917) who had served as dean in Nes from 1900 to 1917.

Noted natives and residents

Heine Havreki Heine Johnsøn Havreki (1514–1576) or ''Heine the shipwrecked'' was a Norwegian born Lutheran pastor who helped introduce the Protestant Reformation on the Faroe Islands. Biography Heine Johnsøn was reportedly born in Bergen, Norway the son ...

, (ca. 1514 - 1576) Norwegian born

Parish priest A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

* V.U. Hammershaimb, (1819-1909), Linguist, Lutheran priest and

Rural Dean In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" (often referred to as a deanery); "ruridecanal" is the corresponding adjective. ...

* Fríðrikur Petersen, (1853-1917), Lutheran priest, Rural Dean,

Poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

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External links

Danish site with photographs of Nes

Nes Municipality
Populated places in the Faroe Islands Eysturoy {{faroes-geo-stub

History

Frederik's Church in Nes

Noted natives and residents

See also

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