Røyken

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Røyken kommune

Administrative centre

Røyken

Mayor (2003)

Rune Kjølstad (H)

Official language form

Bokmål

Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage

Ranked 378
113 km²
111 km²
0.03 %

Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density

Ranked 59
17,082
0.37 %
15.2 %
153/km²

Coordinates

59°44′N, 10°25′E

www.royken.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°44′N, 10°25′E

Røyken Kommune is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.

[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'.

Municipalities of Buskerud
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