Nes

Nes is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of . Nes has about 365 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 365 residents
  • Description: village in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Nes, Eysturoy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Toftir and Fríðrikskirkjan.

Lake
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is a lake on the island of in the . is located between the villages of and . It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares.

Church
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is a church.

Pitch
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in , with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. is situated 2½ km north of Nes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toftir and Æðuvík.

Village
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is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of , in the . It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of on Eysturoy island.

Village
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is a community located on the southernmost tip of island of the . Founded in 1897, its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and it is located at N 62° 4' 11 W 6° 41' 24.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a comparatively urbanised village in Municipality, . It lies on the south half of the isle of . is situated 3½ km north of Nes.

Nes

Latitude
62.07781° or 62° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
-6.71953° or 6° 43′ 10″ west
Population
365
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9CJM37HJ+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023777
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2616498
Wiki­data ID
Q1079297
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Nes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nes”
  • Chinese: “内斯”
  • Danish: “Næs”
  • Danish: “Nes”
  • Dutch: “Nes”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيس”
  • Faroese: “Nes, Eysturoy”
  • Faroese: “Nes”
  • Finnish: “Nes”
  • French: “Nes”
  • German: “Nes kommuna”
  • German: “Nes”
  • Hungarian: “Nes”
  • Lithuanian: “Nesas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nes”
  • Norwegian: “Nes”
  • Persian: “نیس (ایستوری)”
  • Persian: “نیس”
  • Romanian: “Nes, Eysturoy”
  • Romanian: “Nes”
  • Spanish: “Nes”
  • Swedish: “Nes, Eysturoy”
  • Swedish: “Nes”
  • Turkish: “Nes, Eysturoy”

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