Nes Municipality (Akershus)


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 is named after the old Nes farm, 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 on a green background. 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.

Nes Church Ruins

Nes Church ruins 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.

Geography

The municipality borders Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Lillestrøm, and Aurskog-Høland in Akershus county and Eidskog, Sør-Odal, and Nord-Odal in Innlandet 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.

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