Røyken
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| Røyken kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Buskerud | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0627 | ||
| Administrative centre | Røyken | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Rune Kjølstad (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 378 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 113 km² (43.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 111 km² (42.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 17,082 | ||
| - Density | 153/km² (396.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 15.2 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 59 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.royken.kommune.no | |||
Røyken Kommune is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Røyken was established as a municipality on January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Oslo ATCC, the Area Control Center for the controlled airspace above Eastern Norway is located here.
[edit] Geography
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'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1967). The figure shows a fire, to represent smoke (which cannot be depicted in heraldry). The background for the motif is a common misunderstanding of the name as røyken - the definite form of røyk 'smoke'.
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