Nes, Eysturoy

Nes (Danish: Næs) is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy.

Nes

Næs
village
Nes
Location of Nes kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Nes
Location of Nes village in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°04′47″N 6°42′28″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
Population
 (1 January 2009)
 • Total289
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 655
ClimateCfc

History

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
Frederik's Church in Nes

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. [1][2] [3]

Noted natives and residents
gollark: Are GoNs not quite common by comparison?
gollark: Rarer than 2G prizes, even.
gollark: 2Gs generally are though.
gollark: … oddly specific codes?
gollark: There are few things rarer than saltkins.

See also
  • List of towns in the Faroe Islands

References
  1. "Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917)". skaldskapur. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "Fredericks Church". Posta Faroe Islands. January 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. "Høgni Würdig Larsen (b. 1951) from Tórshavn". Posta Faroe Islands. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

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