Asker

Asker is a town in , and has about 74,000 residents. Asker is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .
Photo: Trarir, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Asker Railway Station and Venskaben.

Railway station
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Asker Station is a railway station located in downtown Asker, . Situated on the Drammen Line, 23.83 kilometers from , it also serves as the terminus of the Asker Line and the Spikkestad Line.

Community center
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is a community center.

Recreation area
is a sports in Asker, with running track. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is the home ground of Asker Fotball. The stadium has a capacity of 2,000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgen and Skaugum.

Suburb
is a suburb located in the municipality of Asker, . Located some 20 kilometers southwest of , has many different styles of residential areas, ranging from apartment complexes and semi-detached houses in the southern area of , to the villas of Skog.

Hamlet
Photo: Sondrekv, Public domain.
is an estate, manor house and the official residence of King Haakon VIII and his wife, Queen Mette-Marit. The estate is located in Asker, 19 km southwest of , by the foot of the mountain .

Suburb
is a village in Asker, , . is situated 3 km south of Asker.

Asker

Latitude
59.83535° or 59° 50′ 7″ north
Longitude
10.43361° or 10° 26′ 1″ east
Population
74,000
Open location code
9FFGRCPM+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 33767375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q3742792
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Asker” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Asker”
  • Danish: “Asker sentrum”
  • Estonian: “Asker”
  • French: “Asker”
  • Irish: “Asker”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Asker sentrum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Asker sentrum”
  • Norwegian: “Asker sentrum”
  • Norwegian: “Asker”
  • Romanian: “Asker”
  • Russian: “Аскер”
  • Slovenian: “Asker”
  • Swedish: “Asker, Norge”
  • Swedish: “Asker”
  • Ukrainian: “Аскер”

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