| Nes kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Akershus | ||
| District | Romerike | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0236 | ||
| Administrative centre | Årnes | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. Norway is divided into a number of traditional Districts Many districts have deep historical roots and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. ISO 3166-2NO is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Norway. Årnes is the administrative centre of Nes municipality Akershus, Norway. The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 177 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 637 km² (245. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 609 km² (235. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 18 022 | ||
| - Density | 28/km² (72. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 14. 5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 54 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.nes-ak.kommune.no | |||
Nes is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Bokmål (lit "book language" or Dano-Norwegian is the most commonly used of the two official Norwegian written Standard languages the other ||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions called counties ( fylker, singular fylke) and 430 municipalities ( kommuner, cf ||-||} Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties ( Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker ( Bokmål is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
Nes was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838.
The municipality is bordering Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Sørum and Aurskog-Høland in Akershus and Eidskog, Sør-Odal and Nord-Odal in Hedmark county. For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Ullensaker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. Sørum is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Sørum was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Eidskog is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway Eidskog was separated from Vinger in 1864 Sør-Odal is a municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway The parish of Søndre Odalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Nord-Odal is a municipality in Hedmark county Norway The parish of Nordre Odalen was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus.
Nes includes many natural attractions, such as parts of the river Glomma, as well as 168 lakes. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long Elk, beaver, wolf and lynx can be found here. The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. The European beaver ( Castor fiber) is an endangered large aquatic Rodent which was hunted almost to extinction in Europe, both for Fur and The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild cats. All are members of the Genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify Hunting and sportfishing is carried on in a big scale.
800 farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat in the country.
One of Norway's best preserved church ruins from 1100 AD, Nes kirkeruiner can be found here.
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The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Nes (Norse Nes 'headland'), since the first church was built here. The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages 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. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mjøsa into the Glomma river
Until 1889 the name was written "Næs".
Villages
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). Årnes is the administrative centre of Nes municipality Akershus, Norway. Vormsund is a village in the municipality of Nes Akershus, Norway. Ingeborgrud is a village in Nes municipality Norway. It is a part of the urban area Skogrand which is located north of Oppakermoen and west of Skarnes Aulifeltet is a village in the municipality of Nes Akershus, Norway. Neskollen is a village in Nes municipality Norway, located a few kilometres northwest of the urban area Årnes. Fenstad is a village in the municipality of Nes, Akershus, Norway. Brårud is a village in the municipality of Nes Akershus, Norway. Fjellfoten is a village in the municipality of Nes Akershus, Norway. It shows three logs (to represent forestry). The position of the logs also represent the meeting of the rivers Glomma and Vorma - creating the headland of Nes. Glomma, also known as Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway, 598 kilometers long Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mjøsa into the Glomma river
(See also the coat-of-arms of Søndre Land and Stokke. Søndre Land is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway Stokke is a municipality in the county of Vestfold Norway. Stokke is also the name of the municipality's administrative centre )
External links
- Tourist information (English)
- Raumnes The newspaper for Nes på Romerike (Norwegian only)
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