Nes Municipality (Sør-Trøndelag)
Nes Municipality
Nes herred | |
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Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Nes within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°46′17″N 09°35′08″E / 63.77139°N 9.58556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1899 |
| • Preceded by | Bjugn Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Bjugn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Nes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Johan Berg (Bp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 60.5 km2 (23.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #577 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,111 |
| • Rank | #597 in Norway |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.3% |
| Demonyms | Nessar Nesser |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1628 |
Nes is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The 60.5-square-kilometre (23.4 sq mi) municipality encompassed the coastal land north of the Bjugnfjorden as well as the Tarva islands in what is now part of Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of Nes was the village of Nes where the Nes Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 60.5-square-kilometre (23.4 sq mi) municipality was the 577th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nes Municipality was the 597th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,111. The municipality's population density was 18.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (48/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.