Nes, Hedmark

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D/S Hamar arrives at Nes.
D/S Hamar arrives at Nes.

Nes is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.

The parish of Nes was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Nes was (together with Furnes and small parts of Vang) merged with Ringsaker January 1, 1964. Before the merger Nes had a population of 4.184.

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was (also) Nes. The name is identical with the word nes n 'headland'. (The whole parish, except for the island of Helgøya, lies on a large peninsula into the lake of Mjøsa.)

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