Nes, Vágur

Nes
Village
Nes, seen from the main road between Porkeri and Vágur Nes, seen from the main road between Porkeri and Vágur
Nes Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates:
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Suðuroy
Municipality	Vágs kommuna
Population (1 January 2006)
• Total	35
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	EST (UTC+1)
Postal code	FO 925

Nes (Danish: Næs) is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur (Vágs kommuna). It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur.

It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy (see Nes, Eysturoy). There is another village in Suðuroy with the same name, it is located on the southern side of the bay of Hvalba. Nes means cape in the Faroese language.

Artist Ruth Smith Lived in Nes

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Faroese stamp with one of Ruth Smith's paintings as motive.

One of the most famous artists (painter) of the Faroe Islands Ruth Smith (1913–1958) lived in the small village Nes the last years of her life. Several of her artworks have motives from Nes. Some of them can be seen in the Ruth Smith Art Museum in Vágur and some in Listasavn Føroya in Tórshavn.

View to Beinisvørð from Nes

Nes lyes beside the fjord Vágsfjørður. From Nes one gets a view towards south to two other villages, which are on the other side of the fjords Vágsfjørður and Lopransfjørður. The villages are Akrar and Lopra. One can also see the promontory sea cliff Beinisvørð, which rises 470 metres above the sea, the top of it rises above the village Lopra.

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

• Danish site with photographs of Nes
• The Ruth Smith Art Museum