Røyken Municipality




This is about the municipality. For the village, see Røyken (village).

Municipality in Buskerud, Norway




















































































Røyken kommune
Municipality
Royken st1.jpg




Coat of arms of Røyken kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Røyken kommune
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Buskerud within
Norway

Røyken within Buskerud
Røyken within Buskerud

Coordinates: 59°44′1″N 10°25′44″E / 59.73361°N 10.42889°E / 59.73361; 10.42889Coordinates: 59°44′1″N 10°25′44″E / 59.73361°N 10.42889°E / 59.73361; 10.42889
Country Norway
County Buskerud
District Lower Buskerud
Administrative centre Midtbygda
Government

 • Mayor (2015)
 Eva Norén Eriksen (H)
Area

 • Total 113 km2 (44 sq mi)
 • Land 111 km2 (43 sq mi)
Area rank #378 in Norway
Population
(2014)

 • Total 20,621
 • Rank #59 in Norway
 • Density 153/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)

 15.2%
Demonym(s) Røykenbøring[1]
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-0627
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.royken.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Røyken Municipality is a municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda. The parish of Røken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).


Oslo ATCC, the Area Control Center for the controlled airspace above Østlandet is located here.




Contents






  • 1 General information


    • 1.1 Name


    • 1.2 Coat-of-arms




  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Municipality Reform


  • 4 Gallery


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





General information



Name


The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Røyken farm (Norse Raukvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is raukr which means "pile, stack; mountain" and the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".


See also Røykenvik.



Coat-of-arms


The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 December 1967. The figure shows a yellow fire on a blue background. It was chosen as a semi-canting symbol 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 meaning "smoke".[2][3]



















































Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Røyken by country of origin in 2017[4]
Ancestry
 Number

 Poland
 829

 Lithuania
 253

 Sweden
 216

 Germany
 172

 Denmark
 164

 India
 113

 Pakistan
 109

 Afghanistan
 104

 UK
 96

 Iran
 85


Geography


Røyken is located south of Lier and Asker, on the northern part of the Hurum peninsula 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 kilometres (4.5 mi) 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 in the village of Midtbygda. The main population centers are the villages of Hyggen, Hallenskog, Midtbygda, Nærsnes, Røyken, Slemmestad, Spikkestad, and Åros. Many people live in the northern part of Bødalen and its vicinities, which is a continuous residential area that continues throughout Asker and Bærum to Oslo.



Municipality Reform


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.[5] The proposed merger date is 1 January 2020 and the new name will be Asker.[5]



Gallery






  • Røyken Steiner High School







  • Odden Marina







  • Røyken Rail Station







  • Røyken City Hall







  • Røyken Church







  • Geitungsholmen nature reserve







  • Kutangen protected nature area, Slemmestad






References





  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2009-01-11.


  3. ^ "Kommunevåpenet". Røyken kommune. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
    (in Norwegian)


  4. ^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents". ssb.no. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.


  5. ^ ab "Røyken sier ja til sammenslåing" (in Norwegian). Røyken kommune. 2016-06-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-16.




External links




  • Media related to Røyken at Wikimedia Commons


  • The dictionary definition of Røyken at Wiktionary


  • Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway


  • Buskerud travel guide from Wikivoyage









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