''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' (The Røyken and Hurum Gazette) is a local

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

newspaper covering the municipalities of

Røyken Røyken is a district and village (''bygd'') and a former municipality in Buskerud in Viken County, Norway. In 2020 Røyken was merged with the municipalities of Hurum and Asker to form the new Asker Municipality (informally called "Greater Ask ...

and

Hurum Hurum was a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. As of 1 January 2020 Hurum has merged with the municipalities of Røyken and Asker to form the new Asker Municipality located in the newly formed Viken county. The administrative centre of t ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Har ...

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.''Store norske leksikon'': Røyken og Hurums Avis.
/ref> ''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' was launched in 1976,Amedia: Røyken og Hurums Avis.
/ref> when it was called ''Hurumposten'' (The Hurum Gazette), later renamed ''Smånytt fra Røyken og Hurum'' (Little Gazette from Røyken and Hurum). The newspaper is published twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its office has been located in Sætre since 2003, after it moved from

Slemmestad Slemmestad is a village in Røyken in Asker municipality in Viken, Norway. Slemmestad is located on the west bank of the Oslofjord, west of Oslo. History Historically Slemmestad was located on the old highway running between Oslo and Drammen. ...

. It is edited by Svein Ove Isaksen. ''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' is fully owned by ''

Drammens Tidende ''Drammens Tidende'' is a Norwegian Bokmål language newspaper published in Drammen, Norway. History and profile The former ''Drammens Tidende'' dates back to 2 January 1832, when it was known as ''Tiden'', taking the new name in thirteen years l ...

'', which is part of the company

Edda Media Edda Media was a Norwegian media group that owns a number of Norwegian newspapers, television channels, radio channels and websites. The company is part of the Mecom Group and is the remaining domestic part of Orkla Media. In 2006 the newspape ...

Circulation

According to the

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and

National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and in ...

, ''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' has had the following annual circulation: * 2006: 3,193 * 2007: 3,192 * 2008: 3,391 * 2009: 3,541 * 2010: 3,711 * 2011: 3,695 * 2012: 3,790 * 2013: 3,872 * 2014: 3,668 * 2015: 3,639 * 2016: 3,572''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Røyken og Hurums Avis'' homepage
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