Nes, Eysturoy
Nes
Næs | |
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village | |
.JPG) Nes | |
 Location of Nes kommuna in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°04′47″N 6°42′28″W / 62.07972°N 6.70778°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Population (March 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 375 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 655 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Nes (Danish: Næs) is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy.
History
[edit]The 2005 population of the village of Nes was 230. Besides Nes, the two other towns of Toftir and Saltnes are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1,267 (as of 31.09.2009). Its postal code is FO 655. Nes was the site of a British military installation during World War II. Nes means cape in the Faroese language, a word related to the English word ness with the same meaning.
Frederik's Church in Nes
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Frederick's Church (Fríðrikskirkjan) was designed by the Faroese architect Høgni Würdig Larsen and was completed on November 27, 1994. It was named in honour of clergyman Fríðrikur Petersen (April 22, 1853 - April 27, 1917) who had served as dean in Nes from 1900 to 1917. [2][3] [4]
Noted natives and residents
[edit]- Heine Havreki, (ca. 1514 - 1576) Norwegian born Parish priest
- V.U. Hammershaimb, (1819-1909), Linguist, Lutheran priest and Rural Dean
- Fríðrikur Petersen, (1853-1917), Lutheran priest, Rural Dean, Poet, Member of Parliament
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ "Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917)". skaldskapur. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Fredericks Church". Posta Faroe Islands. January 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Høgni Würdig Larsen (b. 1951) from Tórshavn". Posta Faroe Islands. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Nes (Eysturoy) at Wikimedia Commons
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