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12 unusual facts about Asker


Alna Station

It is served by local slow trains (line 400) running between Asker and Lillestrøm.

Bent Ånund Ramsfjell

Bent Ånund Ramsfjell (born 30 November 1967 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler from Asker.

Braathens SAFE Flight 239

Braathen SAFE Flight 239 was a flight between Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Oslo Airport, Fornebu which crashed in Asker on 23 December 1972, killing 40 people.

Bryn Station

Passenger service to Bryn consists of the local slow train between Asker and Lillestrøm Station (line 400).

Harald Stenvaag

He is running his own shooting business called Stenvaag våpensenter as in Asker outside of Oslo.

Hege Bøkko

At the second Junior World Cup, organised one week later in Asker, Bøkko won the 1000-m and came second in the 500-m.

Jens Christian Magnus

During the German occupation of Norway he took actively part in resistance activities of Milorg D13, the district of Oslo, Bærum and Asker.

Kaffebrenneriet

20 coffeeshops in the capital Oslo and one near Oslo (in Asker, about 20 minutes from the city center),and a webshop, Kaffebrenneriet employs more than 200 full- and part-time workers.

Knut Erling Granaas

Knut Erling Granaas (born 21 April 1967 in Asker) is a Norwegian sledge hockey goaltender.

Nina Fjalestad

Nina Elise Fjalestad (born 27 April 1993 in Asker, Norway) is a Norwegian model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder.

Per Faye-Hansen

They were transferred by lorry to Asker, outside Oslo, where they were hidden in a house that belonged to the underground.

Subsea Valley

The Subsea Valley(SSV) geographically consists of Fornebu, Sandvika, Asker, Tranby, Drammen, Hokksund and Kongsberg, totaling approximately 75 km in length.


Asker Dzhappuyev

Asker Dzhappuyev also known as Emir Abdullah, was the leader of the Jihadist Yarmuk Jamaat organisation in the Russian Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Dorte Dalum Jensen

Dalum Jensen's partner is the Norwegian goalkeeper Bente Nordby, whom she played alongside at Asker, Djurgårdens and Lyon.

Heggedal

Although the municipality of Asker is traditionally a conservative stronghold, with Conservatives having a strong position in the local government, Labour got the most votes in both the 2005 and the 2001 elections.

Jennifer Şebnem Schaefer

She also starred in two films which were box-office hits across Turkey, namely "O şimdi asker (He is in the army now)" directed by Mustafa Altıoklar, and "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adamın oğlu (Son of the man who saves the world)", a technically slightly more sophisticated sequel to the cult science-fiction movie, which was directed by the veteran actor-director Kartal Tibet.

Karanveer Singh Grewal

Karanveer Singh Grewal (born 23 April 1993) is an Indian-born Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Asker on loan from Mjøndalen.

Lieråsen Tunnel

After the tunnel was opened, the railway line between Asker and Spikkestad Station was kept for commuter trains, though the traffic between Spikkestad and Drammen Station was terminated.

Lierskogen

So they have mostly been working in nearby places like Asker, Dikemark, Drammen and Oslo.

Nesøya

Nesøya, Akershus, an island in Asker municipality, Norway (just outside Oslo)

Vollen

Vollen, Akershus, a village in Asker municipality, Akershus county, Norway

Vollen, Akershus

Although the municipality of Asker is traditionally a conservative stronghold, with Høyre having a strong position in the local government, Labour got the most votes in both the 2005 and the 2001 elections.