Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

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 after the old ''Nes'' farm ( Old Norse: ''Nes'' which means "

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"), 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.

History

The parish of ''Næs'' was established as a municipality of its own on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

Nes Church Ruins

Nes Church ruins (''Nes kirkeruin'') are one of Norway's best preserved church ruins. The church which dated from ca 1100 was designed in Romanesque style and was extended into a cruciform church in 1697. The old medieval stone was located near the juncture of two rivers; Glomma and Vorma. The church suffered fire damage in 1854. After the fire the walls were preserved as ruins. The new Nes Church was completed in 1860.

Geography

The municipality borders Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Sørum, and

Aurskog-Høland Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen. The municipality of Rømskog, in Østfold count ...

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.

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beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

, wolf, and

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can be found here.

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and sport fishing are very prevalent. Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat in the country.

Villages

* Årnes *

Vormsund Vormsund is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the ...

* Skogrand *

Aulifeltet Aulifeltet is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 2,683, of which 512 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Sørum Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of ...

Neskollen Neskollen is a village in Nes municipality, Norway, located a few kilometres northwest of the urban area Årnes Årnes is a village in Nes municipality in Viken County ( Akershus County until January 1st 2020), Norway. The village is located a ...

Fenstad Fenstad is a village in the municipality of Nes, Viken, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Sc ...

Brårud Brårud is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the ...

Fjellfoten Fjellfoten is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of th ...

* Haga

Demography

Notable people

Gudbrand Bøhn Gudbrand Bøhn (November 10, 1839 – January 18, 1906) was a Norwegian violinist, concertmaster, and music teacher. Bøhn was born in Nes in Akershus county, Norway. He was the son of the violinist Ole Gulbrandsen Bøhn (1803–1882). He was a ...

(1839 in Nes – 1906) a violinist, concertmaster and music teacher *

Ivar Throndsen Ivar Throndsen (March 29, 1853 – January 18, 1932) was a Norwegian engraver. Throndsen was born in Nes, Akershus. He became an apprentice to the goldsmith Jacob Tostrup in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1870, and at the same time studied at the No ...

(1853 in Nes – 1932) an engraver, worked at the Royal Mint in Kongsberg *

Harald Otto Harald Otto (January 24, 1865 – May 13, 1928) was a Norwegian actor and theater director. Otto was born in Nes, Norway, the son of the stationmaster Hans Otto Hansen (1815–?) and Maren Paulsen (1832–?). He moved to the United States in 188 ...

(1865 in Nes – 1928) a Norwegian actor and theater director *

Åsmund Esval Åsmund (Aasmund) Esval (16 February 1889 – 17 October 1971 in Oslo) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Aasmund Esval was born at Nes, Akershus, Nes in Romerike, Norway. From 1909 to 1919, Esval was educated at the Norwegian National Academy o ...

(1889 in Nes – 1971) a Norwegian landscape painter *

Odd Fossengen Odd Fossengen (27 February 1945 – 29 December 2017) was a Norway, Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Summary Fossengen signed for the Poole Pirates in 1968 following a successful trial with the club and he proved to be ...

(1945 in Nes – 2017) a Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider * Åslaug Haga (born 1959 in Nes) diplomat, politician and international civil servant

Sport

John Møller John Møller (9 January 1866 – 15 January 1935) was a Norwegian rifle shooter. He was born in Nes, Akershus. He won a silver medal in free rifle team at the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Gudbrand Skatteboe, Julius Braathe ...

(1866 in Nes – 1935) a rifle shooter, team silver medallist at the

1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

Geir Frigård Geir Frigård (born 3 November 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played five times for the Norway national team, scoring one goal. In 1997–98, he was top scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga. He reti ...

(born 1970 in Vormsund) a former professional footballer with 339 club caps and 5 for Norway * twins Lotta Udnes Weng &

Tiril Udnes Weng Tiril Udnes Weng (born 29 September 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Career At the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Junior World Championships she won two bronze medals (one in relay), one silver and one gold medal (both in relay). As an U23 junio ...

(born 1996 in Nes) Norwegian cross-country skiers

References

External links

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Municipal fact sheet
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