Nes
Nes is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy. Nes has about 365 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Toftir
Lake
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Lake Toftir is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Toftir is located between the villages of Toftir and Rituvík. It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares.
Svangaskarð
Pitch
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Svangaskarð, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. Svangaskarð is situated 2½ km north of Nes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toftir and Æðuvík.
Toftir
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy island.
Æðuvík
Village
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Æðuvík is a community located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. 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.
Runavík
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. Runavík is situated 3½ km north of Nes.
Nes
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Nes, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.07781° or 62° 4′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.71953° or 6° 43′ 10″ westPopulation
365Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9CJM37HJ+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 29023777OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2616498Wikidata ID
Q1079297
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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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