Nes, Sør-Trøndelag
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Nes is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn
. Nes is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Tarva islands and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Botngård
. The village of Nes is home to the Nes church.
was split into three: Bjugn
, Skjørn
, and Nes. Initially, Nes had a population of 1,258. On 1 January 1964, Nes was merged back into Bjugn
. Prior to the merger, Nes had a population of 1,107.
Sør-Trøndelag
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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...
. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn
Bjugn
Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality...
. Nes is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Tarva islands and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Botngård
Botngård
Botngård is a village which is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Bjugnfjorden. It is north of Høybakken, east of Nes, and south of Oksvoll....
. The village of Nes is home to the Nes church.
History
The municipality of Nes was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of BjugnBjugn
Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality...
was split into three: Bjugn
Bjugn
Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality...
, Skjørn
Stjørna
Stjørna is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the land around the Stjørnfjord. The administrative centre of Stjørna was the village of Husbysjøen, which today is located in Rissa...
, and Nes. Initially, Nes had a population of 1,258. On 1 January 1964, Nes was merged back into Bjugn
Bjugn
Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality...
. Prior to the merger, Nes had a population of 1,107.