Asker

Summary

Asker is a former municipality of Norway^[1]. Asker has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Asker received the National urban environment award^[3].
• Asker is located in Akershus^[4].
• Asker is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Asker's head of government is recorded as Lene Conradi^[6].
• Asker's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway^[7].
• Asker's capital is recorded as Asker^[8].
• Asker's shares border with is recorded as Bærum Municipality^[9].
• Asker's shares border with is recorded as Lier^[10].
• Asker's shares border with is recorded as Nesodden^[11].
• Asker's shares border with is recorded as Røyken^[12].
• Asker's twinned administrative body is recorded as Garðabær^[13].
• Asker's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jakobstad^[14].
• Asker's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tórshavn^[15].
• Asker's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eslöv Municipality^[16].
• Asker's Commons category is recorded as Asker, Norway^[17].
• Asker's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[18].
• 1837 marks the founding of Asker^[19].
• Asker was dissolved in December 31, 2019^[20].
• Asker's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.833056, 'lon': 10.439167}^[21].
• Asker's significant event is recorded as boundary change^[22].
• Asker's official website is recorded as http://www.asker.kommune.no/^[23].
• Asker's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈɑskəɾ^[24].
• Asker has a population of {'amount': '+60106'}^[25].
• Asker has a population of {'amount': '+61523'}^[26].
• Asker's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Asker^[27].

Body

Geography

Asker is in the country of Norway^[5]. Asker is located in Akershus^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+100.71538293727788'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+130.96238255894426'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.246999621666376'}^[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7.577990488801209'}^[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}^[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3.8252866943733266'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+60106'}^[25] and {'amount': '+61523'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Asker's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway^[7].

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of Asker^[19].

Why It Matters

Asker has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

FAQs

What awards did Asker receive?

Honors received include National urban environment award^[3].