Nes, Akersh Explained

Nes
Idnumber:3228
County:Akershus
District:Romerike
Capital:Årnes
Language:Bokmål
Coatofarms:Nes_Akershus_komm.svg
Demonym:Nesbu
Munwebpage:www.nes-ak.kommune.no
Mayor:Oddmar Blekkerud
Mayor Party:Ap
Mayor As Of:2007
Area Rank:177
Area Total Km2:637
Area Land Km2:609
Area Water Percent:0.20
Population As Of:2017
Population Rank:53
Population Total:21513
Populationpercent:0.39
Population Density Km2:35
Population Increase:15.7
Coordinates:60.1308°N 11.4892°W
Utm Zone:32V
Utm Northing:6668602
Utm Easting:0638278
Geo Cat:adm2nd

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.

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.[1]

History

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

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.[2] [3]

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

Demography

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nes by country of origin in 2017[4]
AncestryNumber
Poland461
Lithuania257
Sweden141
134
Germany116
Eritrea115
Thailand106
Denmark105
Pakistan97
Philippines85

Notable people

Sport

External links

newspaper for Nes på Romerike

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-12-20. Beskrivelse av kommunevåpenet. Nes kommune. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110610013135/http://www.nes-ak.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=2746&Category.ID=7323. 2011-06-10.
  2. Web site: Nes gamle kirke. Norges Kirker. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. September 1, 2016.
  3. Web site: Nes Kirkeruin. Museum of Akersus . June 1, 2017.
  4. Web site: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population. en . ssb.no . 25 June 2017.