Nes, Akershus
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Årnes | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ole Midtlien (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 637 Square kilometre>km² 609 km² 0.20 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 54 17,931 0.39 % 14.5 % 29/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.nes-ak.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
800 farms make the area one of the largest producers of wheat in the country.
Nes includes many natural attractions, such as parts of the river Glomma, as well as 168 lakes. Elk, beaver, wolf and lynx can be found here. Hunting and sportfishing is carried on in a big scale.
One of Norway's best preserved church ruins from 1100 AD, Nes kirkeruiner can be found here.
External links
- [Tourist information] (English)
- [Raumnes] The newspaper for Nes på Romerike (norwegian only)
| Municipalities of Akershus |
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| Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås | |
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