Asker (municipality)

Asker Municipality, informally referred to as Greater Asker (Norwegian: Stor-Asker),[2][3] is a municipality in Viken county, Norway, that was established in 2020 by the merger of Asker in Akershus and Røyken and Hurum in Buskerud. 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.[4]

Asker kommune
Coat of arms
Viken within
Norway
Asker within Viken
Coordinates: 59°50′7″N 10°26′6″E
CountryNorway
CountyViken
DistrictAkershus and Buskerud
Administrative centreAsker
Government
  MayorLene Conradi (H)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3025
Official language formBokmål[1]
Websitewww.asker.kommune.no

References

  1. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. Johnsen, Morten Gisle (25 May 2016). "Nå er alt klart for «Stor-Asker» – også Ap vil sammen med Røyken og Hurum". www.budstikka.no.
  3. "Stopp Stor-Asker". www.budstikka.no. 30 May 2016.
  4. "Stortinget vedtok den nye kommunen Archived 2020-01-01 at the Wayback Machine"
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