Asker (municipality)

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 Municipality
Asker kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Asker Municipality
Coat of arms
Akershus within Norway
Akershus within Norway
Asker within Akershus
Asker within Akershus
Coordinates: 59°50′7″N 10°26′6″E / 59.83528°N 10.43500°E / 59.83528; 10.43500
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictAkershus and Buskerud
Administrative centreAsker
Government
 • MayorLene Conradi (H)
Official language
[1]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3203[2]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Asker Municipality, informally referred to as Greater Asker (Norwegian: Stor-Asker),[3][4] 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.[5]

Notable people

See also: Asker § Notable_residents_–_'Askerbøringer'
See also: Hurum § Notable_people
See also: Røyken § Notable_people

References

  1. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Johnsen, Morten Gisle (25 May 2016). "Nå er alt klart for "Stor-Asker" – også Ap vil sammen med Røyken og Hurum". www.budstikka.no.
  4. ^ "Stopp Stor-Asker". www.budstikka.no. 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Stortinget vedtok den nye kommunen Archived 2020-01-01 at the Wayback Machine"