Røyken
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| County | Buskerud | |
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| Municipality | NO-0627 | |
| Administrative centre | Røyken | |
| Mayor (2003) | Rune Kjølstad (H) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 378 113 km² 111 km² 0.03 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 59 17,082 0.37 % 15.2 % 153/km² |
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| www.royken.kommune.no |
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Røyken Kommune is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Røyken is located south of Lier, on the northern part of the peninsula Hurumhalvøya, and connects with Asker on the western side and north of Hurum municipality. It lies between Oslofjord and Drammensfjord . It is connected to the eastern side of the Oslofjord via Hurum municipality and the Oslofjord Tunnel. The tunnel is 7.2 km long and connects Hurumhalvøya to Akershus county.
The district includes large amounts of residential zones with beautiful sights of the sea. The administration is situated at the crossroads Midtbygda. Main places are the hamlets Hyggen, Hallenskog, Nærsnes, Røyken, Slemmestad, Spikkestad and Åros. Many people live in the northern part of Bødalen and vicinities, which is a continuous residential area that continues throughout Asker and Bærum to Oslo.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Røyken (Norse Raukvin), since the first church was built here. The first element is raukr m 'pile, stack; mountain', the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'.
| Municipalities of Buskerud |  |
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Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål |
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