Asker (municipality)

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This article is about the municipality in Viken established in 2020. For the smaller district and former municipality of the same name, see Asker.
Asker kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Asker kommune
Coat of arms		 Official logo of Asker kommune
Akershus within
Norway
Country Norway
County Akershus
District Akershus and Buskerud
Administrative centre Asker
Government
 • Mayor Lene Conradi (H)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-3203
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.asker.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Asker Municipality, informally referred to as Greater Asker (Norwegian: Stor-Asker),[1][2] is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway, that was established in 2020 by the merger of Asker in Akershus and Røyken and Hurum in Buskerud county. Asker proper (also called Askerbygda) constitutes the northern fourth of the municipality, while Røyken and Hurum constitute the southern three quarters. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Asker.[3]

Notable people

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See also: Asker § Notable_residents_–_'Askerbøringer'

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See also: Hurum § Notable_people

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See also: Røyken § Notable_people

References

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  3. ↑ "Stortinget vedtok den nye kommunen Archived 2020-01-01 at the Wayback Machine"

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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