Nes Municipality
Nes herred | |
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Coordinates: 63°46′17″N 09°35′08″E / 63.77139°N 9.58556°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sør-Trøndelag |
District | Fosen |
Established | 1 Jan 1899 |
• Preceded by | Bjugn Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Bjugn Municipality |
Administrative centre | Nes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,107 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Nessar Nesser[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1628[2] |
Nes is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The 60-square-kilometre (23 sq mi) municipality encompassed the coastal land north of the Bjugnfjorden as well as the Tarva islands in what is now the municipality of Ørland in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of Nes was the village of Nes where the Nes Church is located.[3]