Nes, Akershus

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Nes, Akershus

Nes is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
in Akershus

Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
county

Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is part of the traditional region

Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
of Romerike

Romerike

Romerike is a Districts of Norway located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Fet, L?renskog, Nittedal, R?lingen, Skedsmo, S?rum and Aurskog-H?land in the southern end , and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Akershus, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end ....
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes

Årnes

?rnes is the administrative centre of Nes, Akershus municipality, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 3,140. ?rnes is located in the nort-east of Akershus a long Glomma , and is the largest municipality in Nes Kommune....
.

municipality (originally the parish

Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
) is named after the old Nes farm (Old Norse

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Nes which means "headland

Headland

A headland is land surrounded by water on three sides.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
"), since the first church was built here. The actual nes is the headland made by the two great rivers Glomma

Glomma

Glomma, also known as Gl?ma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long. Its drainage basin covers fully 13% of Norway's area, all in the Southern part of Norway....
and Vorma

Vorma

Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mj?sa into the Glomma river. The Vorma is 30 kilometers long and flows through the town of Eidsvoll....
, which have their meeting point

Confluence

Confluence may refer to:* Confluence , the point where two or more bodies of water meet and merge* Deformation , the streamline air flow convergence of a fluid air parcel...
just south of the farm.

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Nes is a municipality

Municipalities of Norway

||}Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called county , and 430 municipality . The capital city Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality....
in Akershus

Akershus

Counties of Norway

||-||}Norway is divided into 19 subnational, called county . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 431 Municipalities of Norway ....
, Norway

Norway

Districts of Norway

Romerike

Årnes

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish

Parish

Old Norse

Headland

Glomma

Vorma

Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mj?sa into the Glomma river. The Vorma is 30 kilometers long and flows through the town of Eidsvoll....
, which have their meeting point

Confluence

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
is from modern times. They were granted in 1988. The arms show three yellow log

Logging

Logging is the process in which certain trees are cut down for forest management and timber....
s (to represent forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests....
) 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

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norway local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Charles XIV John of Sweden on 14 January 1837....
).

Nes Church ruins, one of Norway's best preserved church ruins from 1100 AD can be found here.

Geography

The municipality is bordering Eidsvoll

Eidsvoll

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet....
, Ullensaker

Ullensaker

Ullensaker is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jessheim....
, Sørum

Sørum

S?rum is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of S?rumsand....
, and Aurskog-Høland

Aurskog-Høland

Aurskog-H?land is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bj?rkelangen....
in Akershus county and Eidskog

Eidskog

Eidskog is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Gl?mdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud....
, Sør-Odal

Sør-Odal

S?r-Odal is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Odal, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes....
, and Nord-Odal

Nord-Odal

Nord-Odal is a Municipalities of Norway in Hedmark Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Odal, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand, Hedmark....
in Hedmark

Hedmark

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering S?r-Tr?ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of ?stlandet, the southeastern part of the country....
county.

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

Glomma

Moose

File:Alces alces NA.svgThe moose or elk , , is the largest Extant taxon species in the deer family . Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a "twig-like" configuration....
, beaver

European Beaver

The European beaver is a species of beaver which was once widespread in Europe, where it was hunted both for fur and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties....
, wolf

Gray Wolf

The grey wolf or gray wolf , also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is the largest wild member of the Canidae family. It is an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago....
, and lynx

Lynx

A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild Felidae. All are members of the genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify felids at present, and some authorities classify them as part of the genus Felis....
can be found here. Hunting

Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
and sportfishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
is very prevalent.

Eight hundred farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat

Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
in the country.

Villages

Årnes
Årnes

?rnes is the administrative centre of Nes, Akershus municipality, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 3,140. ?rnes is located in the nort-east of Akershus a long Glomma , and is the largest municipality in Nes Kommune....
Vormsund
Vormsund

Vormsund is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 478....
Skogrand
Ingeborgrud

Ingeborgrud is a village in Nes, Akershus municipality, Norway. It is a part of the urban area Skogrand, which is located north of Oppakermoen and west of Skarnes. Its population is 333 ....
Aulifeltet
Aulifeltet

Aulifeltet is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 2,602, of which 439 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality S?rum....
Neskollen
Neskollen

Neskollen is a village in Nes, Akershus municipality, Norway, located a few kilometres northwest of the urban area ?rnes. Its population is 1,126, of which 7 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Ullensaker ....
Fenstad
Fenstad

Fenstad is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 525 ....
Brårud
Brårud

Br?rud is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 464....
Fjellfoten
Fjellfoten

Fjellfoten is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Its population is 1,056....

External links

from Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway is the Norway statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1000, Statistics Norway releases more than 800 Norwegian statistical publications every year on its web site....
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: newspaper for Nes på Romerike