Nes Næs
village
Nes
Location of Nes kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Nes Location of Nes village in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°04′47″N 6°42′28″W / 62.07972°N 6.70778°W / 62.07972; -6.70778
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Population  (30 April 2025)[1]
• Total	369
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code	FO 655
Climate	Cfc

Nes (Danish: Næs) is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy.

The 2005 population of the village of Nes was 230. Besides Nes, the two other towns of Toftir and Saltnes are part of Nes Municipality, which has a total population of 1,267 (as of 31.09.2009). Its postal code is FO 655. Nes was the site of a British military installation during World War II. Nes means cape in the Faroese language, a word related to the English word ness with the same meaning.

Frederick's Church (Fríðrikskirkjan) was designed by the Faroese architect Høgni Würdig Larsen and was completed on November 27, 1994. It was named in honour of clergyman Fríðrikur Petersen (April 22, 1853 - April 27, 1917) who had served as dean in Nes from 1900 to 1917. ^{[2][3] [4]}

• Heine Havreki, (ca. 1514 - 1576) Norwegian born Parish priest
• V.U. Hammershaimb, (1819-1909), Linguist, Lutheran priest and Rural Dean
• Fríðrikur Petersen, (1853-1917), Lutheran priest, Rural Dean, Poet, Member of Parliament

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

Media related to Nes (Eysturoy) at Wikimedia Commons

• Danish site with photographs of Nes
• Nes Municipality

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