Nes, Hedmark
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Nes is a former municipality in Hedmark
county, Norway
.
The parish of Næs was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
). The whole parish, except for the island of Helgøya
, lies on a large peninsula located in Mjøsa
, Norway's largest lake. Nes was (together with Furnes and small parts of Vang
) merged with Ringsaker
January 1, 1964. Before the merger Nes had a population of 4,184.
The Norse
form of the name was (also) Nes. The name is identical with the word nes n 'headland'.
The largest village in Nes is Stavsjø. Stavsjø Church (Stavsjø kirke) dates from 1880. It was built of stone and has 300 seats. The church was adorned by Norwegian artist Tove Tandberg Krafft.
Tingnes was the administrative center of the old Nes municipality. Nes Church (Nes kirke. Ringsaker) is a medieval church in Tingnes. Nes Church dates from 1250 and has been restored twice, in 1700 and 1962. The church was designed in English-Gothic
style and was built of stone. It has 342 seats and has an inscription band and ring on the main door from the Middle Ages
.
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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The parish of Næs was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian 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 Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
). The whole parish, except for the island of Helgøya
Helgøya, Hedmark
Helgøya is an island in Mjøsa located to Ringsaker municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.With an area of 18.3 km², Helgøya is the largest freshwater island in Norway. The island is located south of the peninsula Nes, connected by bridge since 1957, and was formerly a part of Nes municipality.The...
, lies on a large peninsula located in Mjøsa
Mjøsa
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo...
, Norway's largest lake. Nes was (together with Furnes and small parts of Vang
Vang, Hedmark
Vang is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.Vang was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The city of Hamar was separated from Vang in 1849. Furnes was separated from Vang in 1891...
) merged with Ringsaker
Ringsaker
is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Brumunddal.The municipality of Ringsaker was established on 1 January 1838...
January 1, 1964. Before the merger Nes had a population of 4,184.
The Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
form of the name was (also) Nes. The name is identical with the word nes n 'headland'.
The largest village in Nes is Stavsjø. Stavsjø Church (Stavsjø kirke) dates from 1880. It was built of stone and has 300 seats. The church was adorned by Norwegian artist Tove Tandberg Krafft.
Tingnes was the administrative center of the old Nes municipality. Nes Church (Nes kirke. Ringsaker) is a medieval church in Tingnes. Nes Church dates from 1250 and has been restored twice, in 1700 and 1962. The church was designed in English-Gothic
English Gothic architecture
English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires...
style and was built of stone. It has 342 seats and has an inscription band and ring on the main door from the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
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