Nes, Akersh

Nes Municipality
Nes kommune
Flag of Nes Municipality
Coat of arms of Nes Municipality
Akershus within Norway
Akershus within Norway
Nes within Akershus
Nes within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°7′51″N 11°29′21″E / 60.13083°N 11.48917°E / 60.13083; 11.48917
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictRomerike
Administrative centreÅrnes
Government
 • Mayor (2007)Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap)
Area
 • Total
637 km2 (246 sq mi)
 • Land609 km2 (235 sq mi)
 • Rank#177 in Norway
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
21,513
 • Rank#53 in Norway
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +15.7%
DemonymNesbu[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3228[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Nes Church ruins
Svanfossen on the river Vorma in Fenstad
Seterstøa station in Nes was built in 1862
Gamle Hvam Museum in Nes

Nes is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.