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Røyken

former municipality in Buskerud, Norway
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Røyken

Summary

Røyken is a former municipality of Norway[1]. Røyken has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Røyken is located in Buskerud[3].
  • Røyken is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Røyken's head of government is recorded as Rune Kjølstad[5].
  • Røyken's head of government is recorded as Eva Norén Eriksen[6].
  • Røyken's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Røyken's capital is recorded as Midtbygda[8].
  • Røyken's shares border with is recorded as Lier[9].
  • Røyken's shares border with is recorded as Asker[10].
  • Røyken's shares border with is recorded as Hurum[11].
  • Røyken's Commons category is recorded as Røyken[12].
  • Røyken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[13].
  • January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Røyken[14].
  • Røyken was dissolved in December 31, 2019[15].
  • Røyken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.733611111111, 'lon': 10.428888888889}[16].
  • Røyken's significant event is recorded as boundary change[17].
  • Røyken's significant event is recorded as boundary change[18].
  • Røyken's official website is recorded as http://www.royken.kommune.no/[19].
  • Røyken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Røyken[20].
  • Røyken's Commons gallery is recorded as Røyken[21].
  • Røyken has a population of {'amount': '+21492'}[22].
  • Røyken has a population of {'amount': '+22635'}[23].
  • Røyken's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Røyken[24].
  • Røyken's replaced by is recorded as Asker[25].
  • Røyken's category for people born here is recorded as Q25398924[26].
  • Røyken's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+8873'}[27].

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Geography

Røyken is in the country of Norway[4]. Røyken is located in Buskerud[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+113'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+112.62830409426846'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+143.14321663569837'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30.5149125414299'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.6760328609548605'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+21492'}[22] and {'amount': '+22635'}[23].

Designation and Status

Røyken's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Røyken[14].

Why It Matters

Røyken has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Røyken is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Norway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Røyken
    Population → {'amount': '+21492'}, {'amount': '+22635'}
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