Ås Municipality Ås kommune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Akershus within Norway | |
 Ås within Akershus | |
| Coordinates:59°39′37″N10°47′1″E / 59.66028°N 10.78361°E /59.66028; 10.78361 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Akershus |
| District | Follo |
| Administrative centre | Ås |
| Area | |
• Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 101.3 km2 (39.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #383 in Norway |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,652 |
| • Density | 156.6/km2 (406/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  +17.5% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3218[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Ås is amunicipality inAkershuscounty,Norway. It is part of theFollotraditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. The parish ofAas was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt).
Ås is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Akershus, with a population of 20,652 in 2020, and an increase of 539 in 2008.[3] Ås is the largest agricultural municipality of Akershus, and home to theNorwegian University of Life Sciences and the amusement parkTusenfryd.
The parish was named after the oldÅs (NorseÁss) farm, since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the wordáss meaning "hill", "ridge" or "esker" (height inmoraine landscape). Prior to 1921, the name was spelledAas.
Thecoat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 July 1982. The three silver diamonds are a symbol for the many archaeological findings in the area. The diamond (rhombus) shape was taken as it resembled many of theaxes found in the area(Nøstvet ax). The silver colour resembles theflint, which the tools were made of. The number of three diamonds was chosen to represent the three parishes in the municipality: Ås, Kroer andNordby.[4][5]
The most important source of income isagriculture. Ås is the largest agricultural municipality of Akershus: providing the region with grain,vegetables, and dairy products. Of the 101 km2 (39 sq mi) of land in the municipality, about 39 km2 (15 sq mi) are farmed and about 46 km2 (18 sq mi) are forested.[4]
The park atNorwegian University of Life Sciences is one of the largest and most completed neoclassical parka facilities in Norway. The park today appears as a result of the docent Olav L. Moen's plans from around 1924. The park is located at highway 152 towards Drøbak, about 1 kilometre west of Ås town centre. The entire park area is about 600 acres and is used for recreation and teaching. The park contains 800 different types of shrubs and trees, a teaching field with just over 200 perennial species and a rosarium founded in 1965. The plant species are collected family and family. Most of the plants are labelled so that it is possible for plant enthusiasts to orient themselves in the plant collection. The park is an integral part ofNMBU.
In Nygårdskrysset in Ås municipality over TheEuropean route E18 lies the 108-metre-long LeonardoDa Vinci project which is a project by the painter and artistVebjørn Sandas part of his Da Vinci project. Vebjørn Sand saw the drawings of the bridge for the first time in 1985. Later in 1995 he saw a model of the bridge on display inStockholm, and got the idea to build the bridge in full size.
The bridge was opened in October 2001. The bridge has received solid media coverage in Norway and in the rest of the world. In the United States, the bridge has been featured inCNN,Washington Post,The New York Times andTime Magazine.Leonardo da Vinci presented a miniature model of the bridge in 1502 that was originally designed by the Turkish sultanBayezid II and intended to cross the Golden Horn at theBosporos-Strait. The bridge was originally supposed to be 240 metres long.
| Climate data for Ås (1994–2023 normals and extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.1 (79.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 0.3 (32.5) | 10.4 (50.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | 0.6 (33.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.4 (43.5) | 1.9 (35.4) | −2.4 (27.7) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −5.6 (21.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | −0.8 (30.6) | −5.2 (22.6) | 2.4 (36.3) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) | −16.1 (3.0) | −12.0 (10.4) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | −8.9 (16.0) | −16.0 (3.2) | −16.9 (1.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −4.9 (23.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | −10.4 (13.3) | −15.0 (5.0) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −26.4 (−15.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 66.9 (2.63) | 51.9 (2.04) | 40.9 (1.61) | 50.0 (1.97) | 63.9 (2.52) | 78.8 (3.10) | 81.0 (3.19) | 88.6 (3.49) | 95.1 (3.74) | 104.7 (4.12) | 91.1 (3.59) | 72.4 (2.85) | 885.3 (34.85) |
| Source: Seklima[6] | |||||||||||||
Ås Station is a train station served by the line R21 of theOslo Commuter Rail, operated by theVy. Two of Norway's largest highways,European route E6 andEuropean route E18, run through the municipality, and many of the inhabitants commute toOslo.
A 240-metre-long (787 ft) bridge, which is a smaller-scale recreation of a bridge thatLeonardo da Vinci proposed in 1502 for the crossing of theGolden Horn, is located in the municipality. It was created by Norwegian painter and artistVebjørn Sand as part of hisDa Vinci project. The bridge serves as a pedestrian crossing over European route E18.
As of 1 January 2020, Ås municipality covers 101.3 km2 (39 sq mi) and has 20,652 inhabitants.[3] In 2007, the Ås urban area had a population of 8,095.[7] The municipality also contains one additional urban area,Togrenda, with a population of 2,783. Also, 1,566 inhabitants live in theSki urban area.
| Ancestry | Number |
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 Poland | 521 |
 Sweden | 244 |
 Lithuania | 214 |
 Ethiopia | 173 |
 Germany | 161 |
 Pakistan | 136 |
 Iran | 134 |
 Denmark | 132 |
 Iraq | 122 |
 Kosovo | 120 |
The following cities aretwinned with Ås:[10]
–Ljungby kommun,Kronobergs län, Sweden
–Paimio,Länsi-Suomi, Finland –Holbæk Kommune,Region Sjælland, Denmark
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