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'Nes' is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway.
Nes was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The municipality is bordering Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Sørum and Aurskog-Høland in Akershus 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 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

Villages

Coat-of-arms

External links

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 actual ''nes'' is the headland made by the two great rivers Glomma and Vorma, which have their meeting point just south of the farm.
Until 1889 the name was written "Næs".

Villages

Årnes
Vormsund
Skogrand
Aulifeltet
Neskollen
Fenstad
Brårud

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). 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.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Søndre Land and Stokke.)

External links

★ Tourist information (English)

★ Raumnes The newspaper for Nes på Romerike (Norwegian only)