Asker Municipality

former municipality in Akershus, Norway (1837–2019)

Røyken is a district and village (bygd) and a former municipality in Buskerud, Norway. In 2020 Røyken was merged with the municipalities of Hurum and Asker to form the new Asker Municipality (informally called "Greater Asker") located in the newly formed Viken county. Because Viken seized to exist, all of the new Asker Municipality became part of Akershus County. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda. The parish of Røken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

Hurum was a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. As of 1 January 2020 Hurum has merged with the municipalities of Røyken and Asker to form the new Asker Municipality located in the newly formed Viken county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village Sætre. The municipality of Hurum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The small village of Holmsbu was granted town status in 1847, but it did not become a municipality of its own. It lost its town status on 1 January 1964.

Skaugum is an estate, manor house and the official residence of Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The estate is located in Asker, southwest of Oslo, by the foot of the mountain Skaugumsåsen. The estate consists of of agricultural lands and of woodlands. The property occupies a central role in the Høiby affair, where Marius Borg Høiby is alleged to have raped women in the cellar of the main house and hosted so-called "Skaugum festivals" with criminal friends there, where drugs were distributed and consumed.

ship built for Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic

municipality in Akershus County, Norway (2020–present)

village in Asker municipality, Norway

thumb|224px|Holmsbu seen from Stratos thumb|224px|Holmsbu Art Gallery Holmsbu is a small village located in Akershus, Norway.

thumb|300 px|Hurum Church

Drammensfjord () is a fjord in along the border of Akershus and Buskerud counties in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches about to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord. The fjord shares its name with the city of Drammen, which is located at the head of the fjord. Drammen Municipality is located on its west and north sides. The land on the east side of the fjord is called Hurumhalvøya or the Hurum peninsula and this is located in Asker Municipality. The peninsula lies between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord.

village in Asker municipality, Norway

thumb|Åros on the western side of the Oslofjord thumb|Åros Church Åros is a village in Røyken in Asker municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The population of Åros (2020) is about 2137.

thumb|Hyggen on the east side of Drammensfjorden

island in Asker, Norway

road tunnel in Frogn and Hurum, Norway

Norwegian railway line

thumb|270px|View of Skaugumsåsen, over Semsvannet and Tangen thumb|270px|Skaugumsåsen seen from the Oslofjord. Skaugumsåsen is a mountain in Asker in the county of Akershus, in southeastern Norway.

thumb|Båtstø on Oslofjord Båtstø is a small village in Asker municipality in Akerhus county. The village is situated along the Oslofjord between Åros and Nærsnes in Røyken. The distance to Drammen is about 24 km and to Oslo about 38 km.

aviation accident in Norway

Nesbru is a village in Asker, Akershus, Norway.

thumb|250 px|Spikkestad rail station thumb|250 px|Elopak in Spikkestad Spikkestad is a village in the municipality of Asker, in the province of Akershus, Norway. Its current population (2022) is between 4000 and 5000.

thumb|Map of Oslofjord showing Slemmestad thumb|Slemmestad seen from Bøsnipa hill thumb|Part of the old cement plant thumb|Slemmestad Church

village in Asker, Norway

thumb|250 px| Nærsnes harbour thumb|250 px|Nærsnes Church

thumb|View of Semsvannet, Skaugumsåsen and Tangen Semsvannet is a lake in Asker municipality in Akershus county, southwest of Oslo, in Norway. The lake is situated close to, for the Norwegians, famous places such as the ridge Skaugumsåsen, the old cultural house Tangen and Skaugum the official residence of the heir to the throne of Norway, i.e. the crown prince or princess of Norway. The status of Semsvannet as a nature reserve was upgraded when the area was protected as a conservation area October 2, 1992. The lake and its vicinity was elected a millennium site in the year 2000.

thumb|Hurumlandet is a peninsula between Oslofjord and Drammenfjord

Norwegian power plant

lighthouse in Norway

thumb|Vestmarka in relation to the rest of Oslomarka Vestmarka is a forested and hilly area in Asker, Bærum and Lier which constitutes part of Oslomarka, Norway. The land is owned by Løvenskiold Vækerø and is a popular recreational area. It was the site of Braathens SAFE Flight 239, a plane crash on 23 December 1972.

Billingstad is a village in Asker municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is close to the border of Bærum and Vestmarka and is 18 km west of Oslo. It has 2,349 residents (2006).

Brønnøya is an island in the western section of Oslofjord (Vestfjorden), within the borders of the municipality of Asker.

village in Østlandet, Norway

1972 aviation accident

railway tunnel

settlement in Asker municipality, Norway

village in Østlandet, Norway

sound in the Oslofjord

right|thumb|250 px|Filtvet thumb|250 px|Filtvet Lighthouse right|thumb|250px|Filtvet Church

Landøya is an island situated on the north-western part of Asker, in the province of Akershus just outside Oslo, Norway.

Budstikka (The Bidding Stick), prior to 2004 known as Asker og Bærum Budstikke, is a daily local newspaper published out of Billingstad in Asker, Norway. It covers the municipalities of Asker and Bærum, and is the only newspaper issued in the area.