Nes, Eysturoy
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Nes is a Village and Municipality
on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy
. Beside Nes two other towns Toftir
and Saltnes
are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1.267 (as of 31.09.2009).
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy
Eysturoy
Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...
. Beside Nes two other towns Toftir
Toftir
Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands .Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy....
and Saltnes
Saltnes
Saltnes is a village in the municipality of Råde, Norway. Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad....
are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1.267 (as of 31.09.2009).
Overview
The current church in Nes was built in 1843. The 2005 population of Nes village was 230. Its postal code is FO 655. Nes was the site of a British military installation during World War II. Nes means cape in the Faroese languageFaroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
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Noted natives and residents
- Heini Havreki, (Norwegian) ca. 1514 - 1576 Parish priest
- V.U. HammershaimbVenceslaus Ulricus HammershaimbVenceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...
, 1819-1909, Rural deanRural DeanIn the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:... - Fríðrikur PetersenFríðrikur PetersenFríðrikur Petersen was a noted Faroese politician and clergyman of the Faroese People's Church , a form of Lutheranism.-See also:*Faroese People's Church...
, 1853-1917, Rural dean, PoetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...