Nes i Ã…dal is a small village in the valley of
Ã…dal
Ã…dal is a valley in the municipality of Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike and was a former municipality in Buskerud County, Norway.
The municipality was created in 1857 by a split from Norderhov. At that time Ã…dal had a population of 2,382. O ...
in the municipality
Ringerike in
Buskerud, Norway.
The village lies on both sides of the river
Begna, just north of the river's outlet in Lake
Sperillen. It is situated on
European route E16 north of
Hønefoss
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Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2008, ...
, towards
Valdres and
Vestlandet
Western Norway ( nb, Vestlandet, Vest-Norge; nn, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has no official or political-administrative ...
. The road to
Hedalen splits off from the E16 at Nes.
Nes is a common Norwegian
place name
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road name
** Often ...
. In
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
, the word Nes means
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...
or
promontory
A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the so ...
. In the case of Nes i Ã…dal,
the name derives from the old farm Nes, which in medieval times was under the
Diocese of Hamar
The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...
.
TGC Harnessing, a division of T&G Elektro, is the main employer in Nes. It was established 25 years ago. TGC Harnessing is known for supplying specialized cable systems of very high quality. The company is active in both design and production of harnesses and cable systems.
Nes Church (''Nes Kirke'') was built to provide a parish for the inhabitants of the eastern side of Lake Sperillen. Nes Church is a stately church with a tall steeple, cream colored wood siding and a bright red tile roof. The
cruciform
Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross. The label can be extended to architectural shapes, biology, art, and design.
Cruciform architectural plan
Christian churches are commonly described ...
church dates from 1862. It was built based upon a design by architect
Georg Andreas Bull. It was built of wood and has 900 seats. The church is the largest church in
Hallingdal.
[''Here is Nes Kirke'' (by Ardis Danger and Else Sevig, translator. Ringerike-Drammen Districts Lag. Vol.23, No.1 February 2009)]
References
External links
T&G Elektro websitePicture of Nes i Ã…dal
Villages in Buskerud
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