Everything about R Yken totally explained
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.
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.
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'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1967). The figure shows a
fire, to represent
smoke (which can't be depicted in
heraldry). The background for the motif is a common misunderstanding of the name as
røyken - the definite form of
røyk 'smoke'.
Further Information
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