Asker kommune

County	Akershus
District	Viken
Municipality	NO-0220
Administrative centre	Asker
Mayor (2005)	Morten Gunnar Strand (H)
Official language form	Bokmål
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 385 101 km² 97 km² 0.03 %
Population  - Total (2007)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 11 52,210 1.11 % 15.7 % 538/km²
Coordinates	59°50′N 10°26′E / 59.833, 10.433Coordinates: 59°50′N 10°26′E / 59.833, 10.433
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Asker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway and a suburb of Oslo. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... County NO-02 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Øien (KrF) Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 16 4,918 km² 1. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...

Asker was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannsskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government district. ...

Geography

Its main parts are Asker, Gullhella, Vollen, Vettre, Blakstad, Borgen, Drengsrud, Vardåsen, Engelsrud, Holmen, Høn, Hvalstad, Billingstad, Nesøya, Nesbru and Heggedal. Asker is a notably coastal place with many beautiful beaches, but it is also a place of hills and woods. The district is known for many important businesses. It is also known for gardening. The Skaugum estate, where Crown Prince Haakon of Norway lives with his family, is situated here. The first IKEA store outside of Sweden opened in Asker in 1963 . Vollen is a part of the Asker municipality in Akershus county, Norway. ... Vettre as seen from the sky Vettre is a charming costal suburb situated on the shores of the Oslo Fjord. ... Hvalstad is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. ... Heggedal The Provence of Norway Information Not far from Asker Sentrum is the suburb known as Heggedal. ... Skaugum is the official residence of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and of his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit. ... Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born Haakon Magnus on July 20, 1973 in Oslo) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. ... IKEA is a privately-owned, international, low-cost home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer. ...

Culture

Although Asker is principally a rural municipality, the expansion of Oslo has resulted in its becoming an affluent suburb. Thus numerous celebrities now reside in the area.

Asker is also the home of the Frisk Asker Tigers, who won the Norwegian Hockey championship in 1975, 1979 and 2002. Asker Skiklubb is the largest sports club in Norway. It has a long history dating back to 1889. Many of Asker's famous people have been successful individuals associated with the sports club. Asker Skiklubb is a sports club situated in Asker, Norway. ...

Asker, more notably Blakstad, was a stronghold for the Baglers, who contended with the Birkebeiners during a civil war during the Viking period. The Bagler faction which was made up of aristocracy, clergy and merchants contested with the Birkebeiners, essentially a faction of peasants, led by the pretender King Sverre, for control in a Norwegian civil war during the late 12th century. ... The Birkebein Party or Birkebeinar was the name for a rebellious party in Norway, formed in 1174 around the pretender Eystein Meyla. ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors, pirates and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th–11th century. ...

The city is the home of Asker svømmeklubb too. Asker Svømmeklubb Svimmingclub hailing from Asker in Norway. ...

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Asker, since the first church was built here. The name (Norse Askar) is the plural form of ask 'ashtree'. The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the East Germanic languages. ... Species Many, see text. ...

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1975). It shows three ashtrees. Species Many, see text. ...

Politics

Asker is politically dominated by the conservatives, and the mayor is Morten Strand from Høyre (Conservatives)

Famous residents

• Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
• Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
• Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
• Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
• Einar Gerhardsen, prime minister in three periods, from 1945 to 1951, from 1955 to 1963 and from 1963 to 1965.
• Harriet Backer (1845-1932), painter
• Dina Aschehoug (1861-1956), painter
• Tryggve Andersen (1866-1920), writer
• Nini Roll Anker (1873-1942), writer
• Johan Bojer (1872-1959),writer
• Arne Garborg (1851-1924), poet, lived there for a period
• Dyre Vaa (1903-1980), sculptor
• Alf Prøysen (1914-1970), writer/musician, lived there for a period
• Halvard Hanevold, Olympic Gold in Biathlon
• Anders Jacobsen - professional footballer
• Pål Arne Fagernes (1974-2003), Javelin thrower and boxer
• Valgerd Svarstad Haugland politician, Christian Democratic Party
• Vigdis Hjorth, Author
• Franz Josef Weern Composer
• Hallvard Flatland, TV-host
• Anders Lange, politician (Founder of FrP, the Progress Party)
• Lauritz Askvold, painter
• Erik Bye (1926-2004), journalist, singer, TV personality
• Morten Harket, singer in a-ha.
• Wencke Myhre, singer
• Arne Bendiksen, singer and songwriter
• Tobias Rudolph Kolbu, born in asker
• Joaquin, singer and songwriter

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born Haakon Magnus on July 20, 1973 in Oslo) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. ... Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Kristiansand, Norway, on 19 August 1973), is the wife of HRH Crown Prince Haakon. ... Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born January 21, 2004 at 9:13am in Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. ... Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005 in Oslo) is the second child of Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. ... Einar Gerhardsen (May 10, 1897 - September 19, 1987) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. ... Harriet Backer (born 21 January 1845, in Holmestrand - died 25 March 1932 in Oslo) was a Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists in the Nordic countries and Europe. ... Dina Aschehoug (1861-1956), born in Asker, Norway, was a Norwegian painter. ... Johan Bojer was a Norwegian author. ... Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio Arne Garborg (1851-1924) was a Norwegian writer. ... Alf Prøysen (23 July 1914 - 23 November 1970), was a writer and musician from Norway. ... Halvard Hanevold (born December 3, 1969 in Askim), is a Norwegian, biathlete. ... Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. ... Several biathletes in the shooting area of a competition Biathlon (not to be confused with duathlon) is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... Anders Jacobsen (born April 18, 1968). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... PÃ¥l Arne Fagernes (June 8, 1974 - August 4, 2003) was a Norwegian athlete. ... Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born August 23, 1956 in Kvam, Hordaland) is a former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and former leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Norway, to which also former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik belongs. ... The Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti or Kristeleg Folkeparti, KrF), is a Christian Democratic Norwegian political party founded in 1933. ... Franz Josef Weern Franz Josef Weern, 1st Baronet, OM, (2 June 1812 â€“ 17 March 1902) was an Norwegian composer, born in the small village of Heggedal outside Asker, Akershus, to Franz Josef Weern, a piano tuner and politician, and his wife Sandra. ... Anders Lange (1904 - October 18, 1974) was the founder of what later became the Norwegian Progress party. ... FRP can mean more than one thing: Functional reactive programming Fibre reinforced plastic Fantasy role-playing Fremskrittspartiet (Progress Party) (Norway) Fremskridtspartiet (Progress Party) (Denmark) Fort Ross Posse This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... External links Erik Bye 1926-2004 – Summary obituary, Aftenposten, 14 October 2004 Erik Bye – sound and audio – From the archive of the Norwegian Broadcasting System (NRK) Categories: People stubs | Journalists | 1926 births | 2004 deaths ... Morten Harket Morten Harket (born September 14, 1959 in Kongsberg) is the lead singer of the Norwegian pop band a-ha, who have released eight studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit Take on Me in 1985. ... The correct title of this article is . ... Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born August 15, 1947, in KjelsÃ¥s, Oslo) is a Norwegian singer and actress who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, German as well as the Swedish markets and languages. ... Arne Joachim Bendiksen, born October 19th 1926 in Bergen, is a Norwegian singer, composer and producer. ... Joaquin may refer to: A boys given name in Spanish, equivalent to the northern European name Joachim. ...

External links

• Asker municipality's official website
  • Asker Museum
• Asker public library
• Asker skiklubb
• Frisk Asker Tigers
• Budstikka (local newspaper for Asker and Bærum)
• Asker videregående skole (School for Upper Secondary Education)
• The Open University in Asker (Folkeuniversitetet)
• Church of Asker

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Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... County NO-02 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Øien (KrF) Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 16 4,918 km² 1. ... Image File history File links Akershus_vapen. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0221 Administrative centre Bjørkelangen Mayor (2003) Karin Gulbrandsen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 111 962 km² 894 km² 0. ... View of most of Bærum from Holmenkollen in Oslo County Akershus District Viken Municipality NO-0209 Administrative centre Sandvika Mayor (2005) Odd Reinsfelt (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 334 192 km² 189 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0237 Administrative centre Sundet Mayor (2005) Arild Sandahl (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 222 457 km² 385 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Follo Municipality NO-0427 Administrative centre Enebakk Mayor (2003) Tore Tidemann (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 312 233 km² 195 km² 0. ... FET can mean: FET, field effect transistor FET, a Mazda piston engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... County Akershus District Follo Municipality NO-0215 Administrative centre Drøbak Mayor (2003) Thore Vestby (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 395 86 km² 85 km² 0. ... The municipality Gjerdrum in the county of Akershus, Norway, has 4,778 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. ... County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0239 Administrative centre Hurdal Mayor (2003) Jorunn Larsen Glosli (SV) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 284 285 km² 261 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0230 Administrative centre Lørenskog Mayor (2004) Ã…ge Tovan (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 405 71 km² 67 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0238 Administrative centre Nannestad Mayor (2003) Hans Fredrik Bang (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 259 341 km² 324 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0236 Administrative centre Ã…rnes Mayor (2007) Oddmar Blekkerud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 177 637 km² 609 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Follo Municipality NO-0216 Administrative centre Nesoddtangen Mayor (2004) Christian Hintze Holm (SV) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 416 61 km² 61 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0233 Administrative centre Nittedal Mayor (2006) Tom Christophersen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 338 186 km² 179 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Follo Municipality NO-0217 Administrative centre Kolbotn Mayor (2005) Gunnar Melgaard (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 424 37 km² 34 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0228 Administrative centre Fjerdingby Mayor (2003) Terje Granerud (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 404 72 km² 56 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0231 Administrative centre Lillestrøm Mayor (2006) Anita Orlund (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 398 77 km² 75 km² 0. ... County Akershus District Follo Municipality NO-0213 Administrative centre Ski Mayor (2005) Amund Kjernli (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 351 166 km² 162 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Romerike Municipality NO-0226 Administrative centre Sørumsand Mayor (2003) Hans Marius Johnsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 327 207 km² 200 km² 0. ... Ullensaker is a municipalityin the county of Akershus, Norway. ... County Akershus Landscape Follo Municipality NO-0211 Administrative centre Vestby Mayor (2003) Tom Anders Ludvigsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 367 134 km² 134 km² 0. ... County Akershus Landscape Follo Municipality NO-0214 Administrative centre Ã…s Mayor (2003) Johan Alnes (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 383 103 km² 101 km² 0. ...