Nes herad | |
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— Former Municipality — | |
Municipality ID | NO-1627 |
Adm. Center | Nes |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 60 km2 (23.2 sq mi) |
Created from | Bjugn in 1899 |
Merged into | Bjugn in 1964 |
Nes | |
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— Village — | |
Nes
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Coordinates: | |
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]
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]