Nes, 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 / 62.07972°N 6.70778°W / 62.07972; -6.70778Coordinates: 62°04′47″N 6°42′28″W / 62.07972°N 6.70778°W / 62.07972; -6.70778
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Eysturoy
Population (1 January 2009)
 • Total 289
Time zone GMT
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code FO 655
Climate Cfc

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

History

The 2005 population of the village of Nes was 230. Besides Nes, two other towns 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.

Frederik's Church in Nes

Frederik's Church in Nes

Fredericks Church (Fríðrikskirkjan) was designed by the Faroese architect Høgni Würdig Larsen and was completed on November 27, 1994. It was named in honor of clergyman Fríðrikur Petersen (April 22, 1853 - April 27, 1917) who had served a dean in Nes from 1900 to 1917. [1][2] [3]

Noted natives and residents

See also

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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