Nes is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

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county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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. It is part of the

traditional region Historical regions (or historical areas) are geographical regions which at some point in time had a cultural, ethnic, linguistic or political basis, regardless of latterday borders. They are used as delimitations for studying and analysing social ...

Romerike Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Viken municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike), ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of

Årnes Årnes is a village in Nes municipality in Viken County ( Akershus County until January 1st 2020), Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises ...

Name

The municipality (originally the

parish 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 ...

) is named after the old ''Nes'' farm (

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 ...

: ''Nes'' which 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 ...

"), since the first church was built here. The actual ''nes'' is the headland made by the two great rivers

Glomma The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers fully 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country. Geography At its fullest length, the ...

and

Vorma Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mjøsa into the Glomma river. The Vorma is long and flows through the town of Eidsvoll. The Vorma flows from Lake Mjøsa at the village of Minnesund to join with the Glomma at Årnes. Vorm ...

, which have their

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just south of the farm. Prior to 1889, the name was spelled ''"Næs"''.

Coat-of-arms

The

coat-of-arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its w ...

is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms show three yellow

log Log most often refers to: * Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut ** Logging, cutting down trees for logs ** Firewood, logs used for fuel ** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs * Logarithm, in mathe ...

s (to represent

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

) 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;

and

. 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

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, 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 Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, an ...

Sør-Odal Sør-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå and Sander. The ...

, and

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county. Nes includes many natural attractions, such as parts of the river

, as well as 168 lakes.

Elk The elk (''Cervus canadensis''), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The common ...

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 The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

, and

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can be found here.

Hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

and sport

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

are very prevalent. Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers of

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

in the country.

Villages

* Vormsund * Skogrand * Aulifeltet * Neskollen *

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 * Fjellfoten * 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 (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 (1945 in Nes – 2017) a Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider *

Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga (born 21 October 1959) is Norwegian diplomat, politician and international civil servant. She has been board chair for various organizations, including the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Peace Research ...

(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 (born 1970 in Vormsund) a former professional footballer with 339 club caps and 5 for

* twins

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

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
from

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newspaper for Nes på Romerike {{Authority control Municipalities of Akershus Municipalities of Viken (county) *