Nes

Nes is a village on the Faroese island of located in the municipality of . It is located west of and east of . It should not be confused with another village by the same name on .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Nes, Vágur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porkeri Church and Vágs kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church in the settlement of in the . Porkeri is situated on the island of , which is the southernmost of the islands.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3 km west of Nes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porkeri and Akrar.

Village
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is a village in the , situated northeast of on 's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.

Village
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is a village in the . The population was 13 in 2024. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of , on the east-side of , and was founded in 1817.

Village
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, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of , part of the . It is situated on the east coast of the on the fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. is situated 2½ km west of Nes.

Nes

Latitude
61.47137° or 61° 28′ 17″ north
Longitude
-6.76291° or 6° 45′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CHMF6CP+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302100442
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2616500
Wiki­data ID
Q1062936
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Nes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nes”
  • Danish: “Næs”
  • Danish: “Nes”
  • Dutch: “Nes”
  • Faroese: “Nes, Vágur”
  • Faroese: “Nes”
  • French: “Nes”
  • German: “Nes”
  • Hungarian: “Nes”
  • Irish: “Nes”
  • Lithuanian: “Nesas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nes”
  • Norwegian: “Nes”
  • Persian: “نیس (واگور)”
  • Persian: “نیس”
  • Romanian: “Nes, Vágur”
  • Romanian: “Nes”
  • Swedish: “Nes, Suðuroy”
  • Swedish: “Nes”

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