Asker
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Viken | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Asker | |
| Mayor (2005) | Morten Gunnar Strand (H) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 101 Square kilometre>km² 97 km² 0.03 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 11 50,651 1.11 % 15.7 % 523/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.asker.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Asker is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway and a suburb of Oslo.
Its main parts are Asker, Gullhella, Vollen, Vettre, Blakstad, Borgen, Holmen, Hvalstad, 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 and his family live, is situated here. The first IKEA store outside of Sweden opened in Asker in 1963.
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 2002. Asker Skiklubb is a nationally well known sports club. 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, more notably Blakstad, was a stronghold for the Baglers, who contended with the Birkebeiners during a civil war during the Viking period.
Famous residents
- Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
- Harriet Backer (1845-1932), painter
- Dina Aschehoug (1861-1956), painter
- Tryggve Andersen (1866-1920), writer
- Nini Roll Anker (1873-1942), writer
- Halvard Hanevold, Olympic Gold in Biathlon
- Anders Jacobsen - professional footballer
- Pål Arne Fagernes (1974-2003), Javelin thrower and boxer
- Valgerd Svarstad Haugland politician, Christian People's Party
- Vigdis Hjorth, Author
- Stein Flood, local door-kicker and Asker's answer to Chuck Norris
- 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
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]
- [University in Asker (Folkeuniversitetet)]
- [Church of Asker]
| Municipalities of Akershus |
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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 | |
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