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{{Short description|Village in Meløy Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Ørnes
|other_name             =
|native_name            =
|nickname               =
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = Ørnes winter.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village in winter
|image_map              = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
|pushpin_map            = Nordland#Norway
|pushpin_label          = Ørnes
|pushpin_label_position = left
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Northern Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Nordland]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Salten]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Meløy Municipality]]
|timezone1              = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 1.56
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 1684
|population_density_km2 = 1079
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 8150 Ørnes
|coordinates            = {{coord|66.8688|13.7058|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 12
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web|title=Ørnes, Meløy (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Mel%C3%B8y/%C3%98rnes/|publisher=[[yr.no]]|accessdate=2019-02-02}}</ref>}}
'''Ørnes'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/259952|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]]|language=no|accessdate=2024-09-29}}</ref> is the [[administrative centre]] of [[Meløy Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located along [[Norwegian County Road 17]], about {{convert|6|km}} south of the village of [[Reipå]] and about {{convert|5|km}} north of the village of [[Eidbukta]]. The island of [[Mesøya]] lies just west of the village. Ørnes is a [[Port#Port of call|port of call]] along the [[Hurtigruten]] ferry route between [[Nesna (village)|Nesna]] and [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]].<ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/%C3%98rnes|title=Ørnes|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2019-02-02|date=2016-04-18|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
[[File:Hurtigrute MS Nordkapp.jpg|thumb|left|The Hurtigruten ship [[MS Nordkapp|MS ''Nordkapp'']] at Ørnes in late September]]
The {{convert|1.56|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 1,684 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|1079|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>
The newspapers ''[[Framtia]]'' and ''[[Meløyavisa]]'' are published in Ørnes.<ref name="snl2">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Framtia|title=Framtia |editor1-first=Trond|editor1-last=Smith-Meyer|editor2-first=Øyvind|editor2-last=Breivik Pettersen|accessdate=2019-02-02|date=2016-06-24|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="snl3">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Mel%C3%B8yavisa|title=Meløyavisa |editor1-first=Trond|editor1-last=Smith-Meyer|editor2-first=Øyvind|editor2-last=Breivik Pettersen|accessdate=2019-02-02|date=2016-09-23|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
[[Ørnes Church]] is located in the village, serving central Meløy. In this part of [[Northern Norway]], temperatures can drop down quite low in the winter and the summers can be slightly mild. The lakes [[Lysvatnet (Meløy)|Lysvatnet]] and [[Markavatnet (Meløy)|Markavatnet]] both lie to the northeast of the village.
==History==
The old farm of Ørnes is mentioned in documents dating from 1610 when a tenant farmer lived here. The village (which grew up at the old farm site) can be traced back hundreds of years, but the year 1794 is recognized as the beginning of Ørnes, when Elling Pedersen, a member of the noble [[Benkestok (noble family)|Benkestok]] family from [[Meløya]] was allowed to set up an inn and trading post at the place. He lived at Meløya but when he died in 1802, his widow moved to Ørnes and continued trading. The business changed owners within the Benkestok family but was continued by others when the old family died out. These would typically combine trading with shipping. The settlement was ravaged by fire several times, but some of the original buildings from approx. 1800 remain intact; several dwellings, fishermen's cabins, boathouses, barns and a forge are kept in good condition and several are listed and protected.
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