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28-585: There are fifteen fish species registered in the river, with good fishing possibilities. The river is protected from 15 September to 1 May. 60°19′N 11°16′E  /  60.317°N 11.267°E  / 60.317; 11.267 This Akershus location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Akershus Akershus ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑkəʂˈhʉːs] )

56-500: A fief in the 16th century, and then also included the current counties of Hedmark , Oppland , Buskerud , and Oslo , as well as the municipalities of Askim , Eidsberg , and Trøgstad in the county of Østfold . In 1662, Akershus became an Amt , and in 1685, Buskerud was separated from Akershus and became an Amt of its own. In 1768, Hedmark and Oppland were also separated from Akershus to become Oplandenes Amt (and Askim, Eidsberg, and Trøgstad were transferred to Østfold). In 1842,

84-405: A larger administrative region than traditional/geographical Asker. The newly-formed Asker Municipality was made part of Viken County immediately following the 2020 merge. However, Viken dissolved on 1 January 2024, returning Asker (with the addition of Røyken and Hurum) to the county of Akershus . The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Asker farm since the first church

112-545: A very typical shape, which was characteristic for the area. In 1998, just before the millennium, the 'Askerbøringer' (the inhabitants of Asker) elected the beautiful area of Semsvannet including the mountain ridge Skaugumsåsen – to be their Place of the Millennium . Its main parts are Asker, Gullhella, Vollen , Vettre , Blakstad, Bleiker, Borgen, Drengsrud, Dikemark, Vardåsen, Engelsrud, Holmen, Høn , Hvalstad , Billingstad , Nesøya , Nesbru, and Heggedal . Asker

140-507: Is a coastal place with many beaches, but also contains 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 lives with his family, is situated here. The first IKEA store outside of Sweden opened at Slependen in Asker in 1963. There are many hiking/ sightseeing spots around Asker; such as Semsvannet lake and Drengsrud cultural path around

168-793: Is a county in Norway , with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages , and is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo and ultimately after the medieval farm Aker in Oslo. From the Middle Ages to 1919, Akershus was a main fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway , and from

196-560: Is a district and former municipality in Akershus , Norway , located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker (also known as Greater Asker ) together with the traditional Buskerud districts Røyken and Hurum ; Asker constitutes the northern fourth and is part of the Greater Oslo Region . The administrative center was the town of Asker, which remains so for

224-530: Is the international airport, Oslo Airport at Gardermoen. Oslo's previous international airport, Fornebu, is also located in Akershus. The estate of the crown prince is located in Asker (the royal palace is in Oslo). The county has two major hospitals, Akershus University Hospital and Sykehuset Asker og Bærum . The main road from continental Europe, E6 , enters Akershus in the south, and runs through eastern Oslo, further to Gardermoen, and into Hedmark County on

252-463: The 17th century until 2020 and again from 2024, Akershus also has a more narrow meaning as a smaller central county in the Greater Oslo Region . Akershus is Norway's largest county by population with over 716,000 inhabitants. Originally Akershus was one of four main fiefs in Norway and included almost all of Eastern Norway . The original Akershus became a main county ( Stiftamt or Stift ) in 1662 and

280-575: The Municipal Council of Asker also approved the merger with 42 votes for and 5 against. A few days later the Municipal Council of Hurum followed suit and approved the merger. The proposed merger date was 1 January 2020 and the new name will be Asker. Asker was merged with the municipalities of Røyken and Hurum as of 1 January 2020. 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

308-436: The area. As part of the municipality reform process instigated by Minister of Local Government Jan Tore Sanner the municipalities of Asker, Hurum, and Røyken evaluated if they should merge into a new common municipality during the first half of 2016. A tentative agreement was reached and on 16 June 2016 the Municipal Council of Røyken approved the merger with Asker and Hurum with 24 votes for and 3 against. On 14 June 2016

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336-522: The area. According to SSB (Statistics Norway), Asker ranks as the 2nd wealthiest municipality in Norway based on median household income. Asker is also the home of the sports club IF Frisk Asker ; the club won the Norwegian Hockey championship in 1975, 1979, 2002, and 2019. Asker Skiklubb is the largest sports club in Norway. It has a long history dating back to 1889. Many of Asker's famous people have been successful individuals associated with

364-432: The city of Christiania (Oslo) was made a separate Amt , as well. In 1919, the term Amt was changed to Fylke . In 1948, Aker, the greatest and the most populous municipality of Akershus, was transferred to the county of Oslo. The county is named after Akershus Fortress . The fortress was built in 1299, and the meaning of the name is "the (fortified) house of (the district) Aker". The name is somewhat misleading now, since

392-450: The counties of Østfold and Buskerud , but Akershus was reestablished as a county from 2024 with slightly enlarged borders. Modern Akershus borders Oslo, Hedmark , Oppland , Buskerud , Oslo , and Østfold ; it also has a short border with Sweden ( Värmland ). As a geographical term the meaning of Akershus has changed over time. Akershus originally primarily referred to Akershus main county, which included most of Eastern Norway , with

420-501: The eastern shores of lake Mjøsa . E18 enters Akershus in the south-east, merges for a short stretch with E6 at Vinterbro in Ås , before running under central Oslo. E18 then turns south-west through Bærum and Asker before entering Buskerud County north of Drammen . E16 runs from the intersection with E18 in Sandvika into Buskerud County west of Sollihøgda . All main railways out of Oslo run through Akershus: Akershus became

448-487: The exception of Upper Telemark and Båhuslen (now mainly part of Sweden). The modern Akershus county is a direct continuation of the subcounty of Akershus, created in 1682, and included all of modern Oslo and Akershus. In 1842 the capital city of Christiania, which at the time consisted of a tiny part of modern Oslo, became a separate subcounty within Akershus main county. Akershus main county ceased to exist in 1919, after which Akershus in everyday usage became synonymous with

476-674: The fortress is now outside Akershus (it is in Oslo County since 1842). In fact, the administration of Akershus sits outside the county, as well, in the centre of Oslo. The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a gable from Akershus Fortress. Akershus has a total of 21 municipalities: People from Akershus 60°00′N 11°00′E  /  60.000°N 11.000°E  / 60.000; 11.000 Asker Asker ( Norwegian : Asker ), also called Asker proper ( Askerbygda or gamle Asker in Norwegian),

504-402: The modern county that excluded Christiania. Akershus' most central and important municipality, Aker , was transferred to and merged with Oslo in 1948. After 1948, the remaining Akershus county is conventionally divided into Asker and Bærum to the west of Oslo, Follo and Romerike . Embracing numerous suburbs and urban areas of Oslo, notably Bærum and historically Aker, Akershus is one of

532-506: The most densely populated areas in the country. The main national railway lines into Oslo run through Akershus with many junctions and stations such as Asker, Sandvika , Ski, and Lillestrøm . Akershus includes some of the lake Mjøsa and some of the river Glomma . The county also includes the historical place Eidsvoll, 48 km north of Oslo, in which the national assembly ratified the Norwegian constitution in 1814. South of Eidsvoll

560-506: The new larger municipality. Asker was established as a parish in the Middle Ages and as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Since the Middle Ages, the Asker parish consisted of the later municipalities Asker and Bærum. In the 19th century, Bærum became the Vestre Bærum and Østre Bærum parish and Asker and Bærum were also established as separate municipalities. In 2020, Asker merged with Røyken and Hurum to form Asker Municipality ,

588-463: The ship was sold by the Hudson's Bay Company to Asker town with the expectation that she would be returned there; however, the export permit expired due to the 230 million kroner () cost to repair and move the ship. In 2011 a new project was commenced to salvage Maud and transport her to a new museum to be built at Vollen. On 31 July 2016 it was reported that the hull of Maud had been raised to

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616-583: The sports club. The city is the home of Asker svømmeklubb . Asker women's football club has been home to many international players including four who played in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. Asker is politically dominated by the conservatives, and the mayor is Lene Conradi who represents the Conservative Party of Norway (Høyre) . Asker Church ( Asker Kirke ) is located not far from Skaugum in Asker. The neo-Gothic red brick church

644-636: The surface and placed on a barge in preparation for shipment to Norway. In August 2017 Maud began the journey back to Norway; she was towed through the Northwest Passage . In September 2017 she arrived in Greenland to stay for the winter. Maud arrived in Bergen on 6 August 2018, finally returning to Norway nearly a century after her departure with Amundsen. She was then towed along the Norwegian coast, and arrived at Vollen on 18 August. Asker

672-443: Was built here. The name ( Old Norse : Askar ) is the plural form of ask which means " ash tree ". The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 7 October 1975. The arms show a green background with three silver-colored tree trunks ( Norwegian : askekaller ) and are thus canting arms . The trees are ashes , which were cropped every year to provide food for the animals. The trees thus developed after many years

700-461: Was built in 1879 based upon designs by architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan . The church renovation in 1930 was led by the architects Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas . Architect Arnstein Arneberg was in charge of the renovation in the 1950s. The church was the sight of the wedding of Princess Ragnhild and Erling Lorentzen in 1953. The statue of Crown Princess Märtha in front of the church

728-624: Was designed by sculptor Dyre Vaa in 1957. In 1916 (or 1917) the Arctic expedition ship Maud was built in nearby Vollen and launched into Oslofjord . The ship was designed and built especially for Roald Amundsen and sailed through the Northeast Passage between 1918 and 1924. Sold to the Hudson's Bay Company as the supply vessel Baymaud she sank at Cambridge Bay , Northwest Territories (now Nunavut ), Canada in 1930. In 1990,

756-423: Was disestablished in 1919, and the subcounty continued as Akershus county ( fylke ). During its history Akershus (sub) county ceded territory to Oslo several times; Akershus' most central and important municipality, Aker , was transferred to Oslo in 1948. Thus, while modern Akershus' capital is Oslo, Oslo is not located within the modern county itself. In 2020, the county of Akershus was merged into Viken along with

784-444: Was sometimes also known as Christiania Stift . It included several subcounties ( Amt or Underamt ); in 1682 its most central areas, consisting of modern Oslo and Akershus, became the subcounty of Akershus within the larger main county of the same name. In 1842, the capital city of Christiania, which at the time consisted of a tiny part of modern Oslo, became a separate subcounty within Akershus main county. The main county of Akershus

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