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Asker

former municipality in Akershus, Norway (1837–2019)
Administrative Area Former Municipality Of Norway Q56869

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
former municipality of Norway
Inception
1837[15]
Official website
www.asker.kommune.no[18]

Location

Country
Norway[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 59.833°, 10.439°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Akershus[3]
Shares border with
Bærum Municipality, Lier, Nesodden, Røyken[7][8][9][10]

Population and size

Area
0.48 (0–131, n=13)[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Population
+60106, +61523[20][21]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 60,106 · 61,523 GeoNames 53,756 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗
More facts +15
Award received
National urban environment award[2]
Capital
Asker[6]
Demonym
askerbøring, askerbøring[30]
Different from
Asker[31]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
December 31, 2019[16]
Has list
Basic statistical units of Asker Municipality[45]
Head of government
Lene Conradi[5]
IPA transcription
ˈɑskəɾ[19]
Language used
Bokmål[46]
Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity
Asker
Number of households
598 (598–25k, n=6)[24][25][26][27][28][29]
Office held by the head of government
Mayor of Asker[22]
Replaced by
Asker[23]
Significant event
boundary change[17]
Twinned administrative body
Garðabær, Jakobstad, Tórshavn, Eslöv Municipality[11][12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Asker ar أسكر fa آسکر he אסקר he אסקר (נורווגיה) id Asker, Norwegia ja アスケー ko 아스케르 ru Аскер zh 阿斯克尔 zh-hant 阿斯克爾
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ROR ID
059yn9d94
ISNI
000000041799227X
GND ID
4438566-3
GRID ID
grid.458524.a
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Asker raadhus main entrance 2010 05 30.JPG ↗
ArchINFORM location ID
5230
BBC Things ID
71f47ef2-cf0d-4500-a0c1-c22e4c9d2a49
Dewey Decimal Classification
2--4822
Freebase ID
/m/018590
GNS Unique Feature ID
-251755
GeoNames ID
3162656
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
asker-0
Show all 25 identifiers +13
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0472634
INaturalist place ID
40010
KulturNav-ID
168c207d-2e74-4f8d-b9d9-3743a7fb7ddc
Lex ID
Asker
MusicBrainz area ID
4bb0cf07-2cdf-4277-a639-9d8108c77d09
Norwegian municipality number
0220
OpenStreetMap relation ID
406137
Quora topic ID
Asker
Ringgold ID
377289
Scilit organization ID
49165
WOEID
856817
Who's on First ID
1159296931
Yale LUX ID
place/2332d02a-26eb-43a5-9a5f-cc8ea2862a69
📚 Sources · 1
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🔗 Connections
People born here 57
Einar Gerhardsen, Halvard Hanevold, Johan Ferner, Tore Berger, Gunder Gundersen, Ingvild Snildal, Kristian Johansson, Thomas Hayes +49 more
Contained subdivisions 36
Skaugum, Asker station, Heggedal, Konglungen, Nesøya, Heggedal station, Billingstad station, Hvalstad station +28 more
People who died here 31
Arne Garborg, Ole-Johan Dahl, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Halvard Hanevold, Hulda Garborg, Nini Roll Anker, Berit Ås, Jens Evensen +23 more
Shares border with 4
Bærum Municipality, Røyken, Nesodden, Lier
Twinned administrative body 4
Tórshavn, Garðabær, Jakobstad, Eslöv Municipality
← Shares border with 4
Bærum Municipality, Røyken, Nesodden, Lier
← Twinned administrative body 4
Tórshavn, Garðabær, Jakobstad, Eslöv Municipality
← Headquarters location 3
Tomra, Asker Fotball, Visolit
← Work location 2
Alfred Hauge, Søren Christian Sommerfelt
Award received 1
National urban environment award
Capital 1
Asker
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Asker
Country 1
Norway
Different from 1
Asker
Language used 1
Bokmål
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Akershus
Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 1
Asker
Located in time zone 1
UTC+01:00
Replaced by 1
Asker
Residents 1
Bernt Holtsmark
← Capital of 1
Asker
← Category combines topics 1
Category:People from Asker
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Asker Municipality
← Different from 1
Asker
← Filming location 1
Snøfall
← Location of creation 1
Maud
← Operating area 1
Diocese of Oslo
← Replaces 1
Asker
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Summary

Asker is a former municipality of Norway[1].

FAQs

What awards did Asker receive?

Honors received include National urban environment award[2].

Related Entities

Arne Garborg Einar Gerhardsen Garðabær Halvard Hanevold Norway Ole-Johan Dahl Peter Wessel Zapffe Tórshavn Visolit

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [24] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43521: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 16w ago · 12u · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished → December 31, 2019
    Area → 100.715383 square kilometre, 130.962383 square kilometre, 30.247 square kilometre +10
    Significant event → boundary change
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Asker
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: Asker raadhus main entrance 2010 05 30.JPG"
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