Asker ( Nor. Asker ), a commune in the county of Akershus , Norway , is part of the historic Vic region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Asker. Asker was created as a municipality on January 1, 1838.
| commune of Norway | |||
| Asker | |||
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| Norwegian Asker | |||
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| A country |  Norway | ||
| Province (fülke) | Akershus | ||
| Adm. Centre | |||
| Population ( 2009 ) | 54 079 people [one] | ||
| Density | 536.9 people / km² | ||
| Officer tongue | Norwegian Bokmål | ||
| Ethnic composition | Norse | ||
| Population change over 10 years | % | ||
| Square | 100.73 km² | ||
| Coordinates of the administrative center: | |||
| Mayor (since 2007) | Lena Conradi ( KP ) | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Postcode | |||
| ISO 3166-2 Code | NO-0220 | ||
| http://www.asker.kommune.no/ (Nor.) | |||
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General Information
Title
The municipality is named after the old Asker farm, as the first church was built here. Name Staronorv . Askar indicates the plural, and means ash .
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms was received on October 7, 1975 .
Culture
Although Asker is a rural municipality, the expansion of Oslo led to its becoming a wealthy suburb. Thus, numerous celebrities currently reside in the area. According to Statistics Norway, Asker is the 2nd richest municipality in Norway based on average household income.
Mod
In 1916-1917, the ship Mod was built in a local shipyard, and was launched to Oslo. It was built specifically for the Amundsen expedition and was supposed to sail through the Northeast Passage. In 1930, the ship sank near the island of Victoria in Canada, in 1990, Asker commune bought it for lifting and returning to Norway. It was possible to raise the ship only at the end of the summer of 2016, the exact date of its return to Norway was not determined.
Famous residents
- Haakon , Crown Prince of Norway
- Mette Marit , Crown Princess of Norway
- Ingrid Alexandra , Princess of Norway
- Sverre Magnus , Prince of Norway
- Trygve Andersen (1866-1920), writer
- Nina Roll Anker (1873-1942), writer
- Dean Asheuhoug (1861-1956), artist
- Harriet Baker (1845-1932), artist
- Arne Benndiksen (1926-2009), singer and songwriter
- Johan Beer (1872-1959), writer
- Jens Evensen (1917-2004), lawyer , judge, politician, trade minister, international maritime expert, member of the International Legal Committee , judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague .
Twin Cities
List of sister cities of Asker [1] :
- Eslev , Skane
- Gardabayr , Hewudborgarschweidid
- Jakobstad , Western Finland
- Maphogu , Seoul
- Rudersdal , Hovestaden
- Torshavn , Torshavn (municipality)
Notes
- ↑ Vennskapskommuner unopened (inaccessible link) . Asker Kommune. Date of treatment December 17, 2008. Archived on April 14, 2012.
Links
- The Asker Travel Guide at Wikiguide
- Asker municipality's official website (Norwegian)
- Asker Museum (Nor.) (Link unavailable) . Archived on September 27, 2011.
- Asker public library (Nor.) (Link unavailable) . Archived on October 30, 2005.
- Asker skiklubb (Nor.)
- Frisk Asker Tigers (Nor.)
- Budstikka (local newspaper for Asker and Bærum) (Norwegian)
- Asker videregående skole (Nor.) (Link unavailable) . Archived February 3, 2002. (School for Upper Secondary Education)
- The Open University in Asker (Folkeuniversitetet) (Nor.) (Link unavailable) . Archived July 11, 2006.
- Church of Asker (Norwegian)
- Asker Svømmeklubb (Norwegian)