Nes, Sør-Trøndelag

For other uses, see Nes.
Nes herad
Former Municipality
Municipality ID NO-1627
Adm. Center Nes
Area[1]
  Total 60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Created from Bjugn in 1899
Merged into Bjugn in 1964
Nes
Village
Nes

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°46′17″N 09°35′08″E / 63.77139°N 9.58556°E / 63.77139; 9.58556Coordinates: 63°46′17″N 09°35′08″E / 63.77139°N 9.58556°E / 63.77139; 9.58556
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Fosen
Municipality Bjugn
Elevation[2] 14 m (46 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7165 Oksvoll

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 (5.0 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.[1]

History

The municipality of Nes was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Bjugn 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Nes – Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  2. "Nes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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