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Drammen

Drammen (Norwegian pronunciation: [dɾàmːən]) is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger.

Drammen Municipality
Drammen kommune
Strømsø-Bragernes
Nickname(s): 
Elvebyen, The River City
Buskerud within Norway
Drammen within Buskerud
Coordinates: 59°44′16″N 10°12′18″E / 59.73778°N 10.20500°E / 59.73778; 10.20500
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
Administrative centreDrammen
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Kjell Arne Hermansen (H)
Area
 • Total137 km2 (53 sq mi)
 • Land135 km2 (52 sq mi)
 • Rank#366 in Norway
Population
 (Third quarter of 2023)
 • Total104,109 [1]
 • Rank#6 in Norway
 • Change (10 years)
 +9.7%
DemonymDrammenser[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3301[4]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Location edit

Drammen is located west of the Oslofjord and is situated approximately 44 km South-west of Oslo. There are more than 101 000 inhabitants in the municipality, but the city is the regional capital of an area with 82 000 inhabitants. Drammen and the surrounding communities are growing more than ever before. The city makes good use of the river and inland waterway called Drammensfjord, both for recreation, activities and housing.

Name and coat of arms edit

The Old Norse form of the city's name was Drafn, and this was originally the name of the inner part of Drammensfjord. The fjord is, however, probably named after the river Drammenselva (Norse Drǫfn), and this again is derived from drǫfn f 'wave'.[5] The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 November 1960. The arms has a silver-colored column on top a silver-colored bedrock crossed with a silver-colored key and sword against a blue background.[6] It is based upon the old seal dating from 1723 for Bragernes, one of the central parts of Drammen. The motto for Bragernes (in Latin) was In Fide Et Justitia Fortitudo (English: in faith and justice is strength), and the items in the seal are referring to this: key = faith, sword = justice, column on rocks = strength.[7]

Governance edit

On January 1, 2020, the municipalities of Svelvik, Nedre Eiker and Drammen merged to form «The New Drammen Municipality». The new municipality, which is now called Drammen, is located in Viken County and is Norway's seventh largest with over 100,000 residents. The main seat of the Greater Municipality is located in the city of Drammen. Drammen city had a population of 82.875 inhabitants in 2021, but serves as a regional centre for an area that had a population of 110.236 inhabitants in 2021.[8] The city is the country's record champion in environment and urban development, 21 prices since 2003 with 16 national and 5 international.

Districts edit

After the merger of the municipalities Drammen, Nedre Eiker and Svelvik in 2020, the municipality was then divided into ten municipal regions:

 
Municipal regions in Drammen
 
Map of the urban area of Drammen 2021

[9]

 
Map of Drammensfjorden

History edit

Rock carvings at Åskollen and Austad are 6000 to 7000 years old, and are the first signs of human activity in the area. The largest rock carving at Åskollen depicts a moose.

 
Elk carving, Åskollen

Drammen originally consisted of three small seaports: Bragernes (on the northern side of the Drammenselva river) and Strømsø and Tangen (both on the southern side of the river). For trade purposes, small seaports were placed under market towns. Despite their geographical proximity, Bragernes was placed under Christiania and Strømsø under Tønsberg. For this reason, cooperation between the adjacent seaport towns was almost impossible.

In 1662, a merger was proposed to unite Strømsø and Bragernes to form a market town with the name Frederiksstrøm. The proposal was rejected by Frederick III of Denmark. Bragernes received limited market town rights in 1715, and merged with Strømsø to gain status as a single city on 19 June 1811.[10]

Its geographical location made the city favorable for seafaring, shipbuilding, log driving, timber trade. During the 19th century, paper and pulp industries were developed. Large parts of the city were ruined in the great fire of 12–13 July 1866,[11] which led to the reconstruction of the city centre, including the characteristic town square and Bragernes church. The Drammen Line (Drammenbanen ) opened in 1872 providing rail service between Drammen and Oslo.[12][13]

In 1909, Drammen got the first trolleybus system in Scandinavia, the Drammen trolleybus. The lines ran until 1967. For many years the centre of Drammen suffered from heavy traffic. In 1970, Drammen Bridge with two lanes on European route E18 was built (expanded to four lanes in 2006) and in 1999 the opening of the Bragernes tunnel (Bragernestunnelen) diverted additional traffic away from the centre of the city.[14]

In recent years, the city centre has seen the introduction of new housing, shopping facilities, restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as a public pathway along the Drammenselva river.[15]

In 2011, Drammen observed its 200th anniversary with many citywide jubilee celebrations.[16] Drammen's district heating system was upgraded to use water-sourced heat pumps, drawing on local fjord water, to support population growth in the city.[17]

Geography edit

Drammen is one of the larger cities in Norway, and lies about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the capital of Norway, Oslo. The city centre lies at the end of a valley, on both sides of the Drammenselva river, and where the river meets the Drammensfjord. The Holmen island in Drammen is also the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway.

The Drammen region is part of the metropolitan region around Oslo and the country's fifth largest urban area, it extends far beyond the municipal boundaries; into the municipalities of Lier, Asker, Øvre Eiker and Holmestrand. The total population of the settlement is 110,236 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021.[18]

In 2008 Drammen won the prestigious prize for the best city development in Europe.[19]

Climate edit

Drammen has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Located at a sheltered location at the head of a narrow fjord branch of innermost Oslofjord, Drammen is one of the warmest cities in Scandinavia in summer. The warmest month on record was July 2018 with mean 22.3 °C (72.1 °F), average daily high 29.3 °C (84.7 °F) and 11 days with highs at or above 30 °C (86 °F). The all-time high 35 °C (95 °F) was recorded August 3, 1982, and is a tie with the national high for the month. The September record high is the national record. The all-time low −28 °C (−18 °F) was recorded in January 1987, which is the coldest month on record with mean −13.8 °C (7.2 °F) and average daily low −17.1 °C (1.2 °F). In more recent years, December 2010 was almost as cold. The average date for first overnight freeze (low below 0 °C (32 °F)) in autumn is 13 October (1981–2010 average).[20] The Drammen-Berskog weather station has been operating since 2004. An earlier weather station named Drammen-Marienlyst (3 m) operated from 1966 to 2003.

Climate data for Drammen 1991–2020 (8 m, avg high/low 2010–2019, extremes 1966–2020 includes earlier station)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)
14.6
(58.3)
21.7
(71.1)
24.3
(75.7)
30.5
(86.9)
34
(93)
33.8
(92.8)
35
(95)
28.6
(83.5)
23.2
(73.8)
17.4
(63.3)
14.1
(57.4)
35
(95)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)
0.8
(33.4)
6.8
(44.2)
12.4
(54.3)
17.7
(63.9)
21.4
(70.5)
24.1
(75.4)
21.7
(71.1)
17.5
(63.5)
10.6
(51.1)
4.2
(39.6)
0.4
(32.7)
11.3
(52.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)
−2.4
(27.7)
1.3
(34.3)
6.1
(43.0)
11.2
(52.2)
15.3
(59.5)
18
(64)
16.4
(61.5)
11.9
(53.4)
5.8
(42.4)
1.7
(35.1)
−2.6
(27.3)
6.6
(43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3)
−6.1
(21.0)
−2.9
(26.8)
1.1
(34.0)
6.4
(43.5)
10.5
(50.9)
13.1
(55.6)
11.6
(52.9)
8.4
(47.1)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.1
(30.0)
−5.8
(21.6)
2.6
(36.6)
Record low °C (°F) −28
(−18)
−26.6
(−15.9)
−21.9
(−7.4)
−8.1
(17.4)
−3
(27)
1.4
(34.5)
5.2
(41.4)
3.6
(38.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
−9.2
(15.4)
−17.2
(1.0)
−24
(−11)
−28
(−18)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59.4
(2.34)
45.7
(1.80)
43.2
(1.70)
46.4
(1.83)
64.9
(2.56)
73.3
(2.89)
72.4
(2.85)
89.3
(3.52)
78.1
(3.07)
89.1
(3.51)
82.7
(3.26)
64.1
(2.52)
808.6
(31.85)
Source 1: eklima.no (extremes) = eklima>[21]
Source 2: yr.no (mean, precipitaiton)[22]

Demographics edit

As of 2022, Immigrants and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents in Drammen is 29 per cent,[23][24] of which 25 per cent are Norwegian-born with immigrant parents.

As of 2022, immigrants of non-Western origin and their children enumerated 20,507 and made up an estimated 22% of Drammen's population.[25] Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 9,333 and made up an estimated 9% of Drammen's population.[26][27]

Minorities (1st and 2nd generation) by country of origin in 2021[28]
Ancestry Number
  Poland 3,419
  Turkey 2,689
  Iraq 1,662
  Afghanistan 1,425
  Pakistan 1,263
  Lithuania 1,194
  Somalia 1,101
  Kosovo 1,029
  India 959
  Iran 923
  Vietnam 908
  Bosnia & Herzegovina 824
  Syria 710
  Eritrea 706
  Sweden 663
Persons
2022[29][30]
3005 Drammen
Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents
Total 29 840
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 9 333
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 20 507
Immigrants
Total 22 249
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 8 120
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 14 129
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents
Total 7 591
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 1 213
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 6 378

Attractions edit

 
Aass Brewery
 
Øvre sund bridge
 
Drammens museum
 
Drammen Theater

Aass Brewery edit

Aass Brewery is the oldest surviving brewery in Norway, and has won acclaim for both its beer and its well-conserved building. Founded in 1834, the brewery's primary products are soft drinks, beer and aquavit.[31]

Bridges edit

  • Øvre Sund Bridge (Øvre Sund bru) – crosses Drammenselva in the center of Drammen[32]
  • Drammen City Bridge (Drammensbrua bybro) – was a concrete bridge connecting the two centers of the city, built in 1936 and demolished in 2022. A new city bridge will open in the autumn of 2025 on the same site.[33] A temporary pedestrian bridge crosses the river adjacent to the site of the new bridge under construction.
  • Drammen Bridge (Drammensbrua) – motorway box girder bridge on E18 that crosses Drammenselva, built 1971[34]
  • Ypsilon Bridge (Ypsilon bru) – cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Drammenselva, built 2007
  • Holmen bridges (Holmenbruene) – two railway bridges on the Drammen Line[35]
  • Nedre Eiker Bridge – (Nedre Eiker bru) crosses Drammenselva up the river connecting the towns Krokstadelva og Mjøndalen.[36][37]
  • Mjøndalsbrua – The old bridge between Mjøndalen and Krokstadelva, built for crossing of horse-drawn carriages in 1910.[38][39]

Drammen Museum edit

The Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History includes Marienlyst, a manor house from ca. 1770, museum building from 1930 with the museum's administration, permanent exhibitions and collections, and Lyche pavilion from 1990 with the gallery, temporary exhibitions and museum café, Halling yard, with 5 old buildings, the oldest from 1760s. The museum also includes the two largest preserved like farms in Drammen, Gulskogen Manor and Austad farm.[40]

Drammen Spiral edit

The Drammen Spiral is a road tunnel that allows access to the Skansen Ridge, 180 m (591 ft) above the town. It opened in 1961 on the site of a former quarry.[41]

Drammen Theater edit

Drammen Theater in Bragernes was built in 1869 and was designed by architect Emil Victor Langlet. The theater was the first modern theater in the country. It was designed in a complex Renaissance style with symmetrical facades and round arched windows. After Drammen Theater suffered total destruction by fire in December 1993, a new theater was rebuilt on the model of the original house. It was finished during February 1997.[42]

Drammensbadet edit

Drammensbadet is a public swimming and training facility located in Marienlyst, Drammen. It was one of the largest in Norway when it opened 1 September 2008. They have five indoor and four outdoor pools.[43]

Bragernes Torg (town square) edit

Bragernes Torg is the largest town square in Norway and one of the largest in the Nordics.[44]

Sport clubs edit

 
Bandy field

Notable residents edit

Public service & business edit

 
Betzy Kjelsberg, 1935
 
Thorbjørn Jagland, 2016

The Arts edit

 
Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1874
 
Katharina Nuttall, 2010

Sport edit

 
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, 2007

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Drammen is twinned with:[52]

Gallery – Churches & Tunnels edit

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Bibliography edit

  • Tingle, Joseph Child (25 August 1866). "A Town in Ashes". All the Year Round. London. XVI (383): 150–153.  

External links edit

  •   Drammen travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Elvebyen Drammen (in Norwegian)
  • Visit Drammen
  • Drammen kommune

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centreDrammenGovernment Mayor 2023 Kjell Arne Hermansen H Area Total137 km2 53 sq mi Land135 km2 52 sq mi Rank 366 in NorwayPopulation Third quarter of 2023 Total104 109 1 Rank 6 in Norway Change 10 years 9 7 DemonymDrammenser 2 Official language 3 Norwegian formBokmalTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 3301 4 WebsiteOfficial websiteData from Statistics Norway Contents 1 Location 2 Name and coat of arms 3 Governance 3 1 Districts 4 History 5 Geography 6 Climate 7 Demographics 8 Attractions 8 1 Aass Brewery 8 2 Bridges 8 3 Drammen Museum 8 4 Drammen Spiral 8 5 Drammen Theater 8 6 Drammensbadet 8 7 Bragernes Torg town square 9 Sport clubs 10 Notable residents 10 1 Public service amp business 10 2 The Arts 10 3 Sport 11 Twin towns sister cities 12 Gallery Churches amp Tunnels 13 References 14 Bibliography 15 External linksLocation editDrammen is located west of the Oslofjord and is situated approximately 44 km South west of Oslo There are more than 101 000 inhabitants in the municipality but the city is the regional capital of an area with 82 000 inhabitants Drammen and the surrounding communities are growing more than ever before The city makes good use of the river and inland waterway called Drammensfjord both for recreation activities and housing Name and coat of arms editThe Old Norse form of the city s name was Drafn and this was originally the name of the inner part of Drammensfjord The fjord is however probably named after the river Drammenselva Norse Drǫfn and this again is derived from drǫfn f wave 5 The coat of arms is from modern times They were granted on 17 November 1960 The arms has a silver colored column on top a silver colored bedrock crossed with a silver colored key and sword against a blue background 6 It is based upon the old seal dating from 1723 for Bragernes one of the central parts of Drammen The motto for Bragernes in Latin was In Fide Et Justitia Fortitudo English in faith and justice is strength and the items in the seal are referring to this key faith sword justice column on rocks strength 7 Governance editOn January 1 2020 the municipalities of Svelvik Nedre Eiker and Drammen merged to form The New Drammen Municipality The new municipality which is now called Drammen is located in Viken County and is Norway s seventh largest with over 100 000 residents The main seat of the Greater Municipality is located in the city of Drammen Drammen city had a population of 82 875 inhabitants in 2021 but serves as a regional centre for an area that had a population of 110 236 inhabitants in 2021 8 The city is the country s record champion in environment and urban development 21 prices since 2003 with 16 national and 5 international Districts edit After the merger of the municipalities Drammen Nedre Eiker and Svelvik in 2020 the municipality was then divided into ten municipal regions Mjondalen Krokstadelva Assiden Gulskogen Konnerud Fjell Stromso Bragernes Askollen Svelvik nbsp Municipal regions in Drammen nbsp Map of the urban area of Drammen 2021 9 nbsp Map of DrammensfjordenHistory editRock carvings at Askollen and Austad are 6000 to 7000 years old and are the first signs of human activity in the area The largest rock carving at Askollen depicts a moose nbsp Elk carving AskollenDrammen originally consisted of three small seaports Bragernes on the northern side of the Drammenselva river and Stromso and Tangen both on the southern side of the river For trade purposes small seaports were placed under market towns Despite their geographical proximity Bragernes was placed under Christiania and Stromso under Tonsberg For this reason cooperation between the adjacent seaport towns was almost impossible In 1662 a merger was proposed to unite Stromso and Bragernes to form a market town with the name Frederiksstrom The proposal was rejected by Frederick III of Denmark Bragernes received limited market town rights in 1715 and merged with Stromso to gain status as a single city on 19 June 1811 10 Its geographical location made the city favorable for seafaring shipbuilding log driving timber trade During the 19th century paper and pulp industries were developed Large parts of the city were ruined in the great fire of 12 13 July 1866 11 which led to the reconstruction of the city centre including the characteristic town square and Bragernes church The Drammen Line Drammenbanen opened in 1872 providing rail service between Drammen and Oslo 12 13 In 1909 Drammen got the first trolleybus system in Scandinavia the Drammen trolleybus The lines ran until 1967 For many years the centre of Drammen suffered from heavy traffic In 1970 Drammen Bridge with two lanes on European route E18 was built expanded to four lanes in 2006 and in 1999 the opening of the Bragernes tunnel Bragernestunnelen diverted additional traffic away from the centre of the city 14 In recent years the city centre has seen the introduction of new housing shopping facilities restaurants cafes and bars as well as a public pathway along the Drammenselva river 15 In 2011 Drammen observed its 200th anniversary with many citywide jubilee celebrations 16 Drammen s district heating system was upgraded to use water sourced heat pumps drawing on local fjord water to support population growth in the city 17 Geography editDrammen is one of the larger cities in Norway and lies about 40 kilometres 25 mi from the capital of Norway Oslo The city centre lies at the end of a valley on both sides of the Drammenselva river and where the river meets the Drammensfjord The Holmen island in Drammen is also the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway The Drammen region is part of the metropolitan region around Oslo and the country s fifth largest urban area it extends far beyond the municipal boundaries into the municipalities of Lier Asker Ovre Eiker and Holmestrand The total population of the settlement is 110 236 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 18 In 2008 Drammen won the prestigious prize for the best city development in Europe 19 Further information on the mountain LauvkollenClimate editDrammen has a humid continental climate Dfb Located at a sheltered location at the head of a narrow fjord branch of innermost Oslofjord Drammen is one of the warmest cities in Scandinavia in summer The warmest month on record was July 2018 with mean 22 3 C 72 1 F average daily high 29 3 C 84 7 F and 11 days with highs at or above 30 C 86 F The all time high 35 C 95 F was recorded August 3 1982 and is a tie with the national high for the month The September record high is the national record The all time low 28 C 18 F was recorded in January 1987 which is the coldest month on record with mean 13 8 C 7 2 F and average daily low 17 1 C 1 2 F In more recent years December 2010 was almost as cold The average date for first overnight freeze low below 0 C 32 F in autumn is 13 October 1981 2010 average 20 The Drammen Berskog weather station has been operating since 2004 An earlier weather station named Drammen Marienlyst 3 m operated from 1966 to 2003 Climate data for Drammen 1991 2020 8 m avg high low 2010 2019 extremes 1966 2020 includes earlier station Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 13 8 56 8 14 6 58 3 21 7 71 1 24 3 75 7 30 5 86 9 34 93 33 8 92 8 35 95 28 6 83 5 23 2 73 8 17 4 63 3 14 1 57 4 35 95 Mean daily maximum C F 1 6 29 1 0 8 33 4 6 8 44 2 12 4 54 3 17 7 63 9 21 4 70 5 24 1 75 4 21 7 71 1 17 5 63 5 10 6 51 1 4 2 39 6 0 4 32 7 11 3 52 4 Daily mean C F 3 3 26 1 2 4 27 7 1 3 34 3 6 1 43 0 11 2 52 2 15 3 59 5 18 64 16 4 61 5 11 9 53 4 5 8 42 4 1 7 35 1 2 6 27 3 6 6 43 9 Mean daily minimum C F 7 6 18 3 6 1 21 0 2 9 26 8 1 1 34 0 6 4 43 5 10 5 50 9 13 1 55 6 11 6 52 9 8 4 47 1 3 2 37 8 1 1 30 0 5 8 21 6 2 6 36 6 Record low C F 28 18 26 6 15 9 21 9 7 4 8 1 17 4 3 27 1 4 34 5 5 2 41 4 3 6 38 5 2 5 27 5 9 2 15 4 17 2 1 0 24 11 28 18 Average precipitation mm inches 59 4 2 34 45 7 1 80 43 2 1 70 46 4 1 83 64 9 2 56 73 3 2 89 72 4 2 85 89 3 3 52 78 1 3 07 89 1 3 51 82 7 3 26 64 1 2 52 808 6 31 85 Source 1 eklima no extremes eklima gt 21 Source 2 yr no mean precipitaiton 22 Demographics editAs of 2022 Immigrants and Norwegian born with immigrant parents in Drammen is 29 per cent 23 24 of which 25 per cent are Norwegian born with immigrant parents As of 2022 immigrants of non Western origin and their children enumerated 20 507 and made up an estimated 22 of Drammen s population 25 Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 9 333 and made up an estimated 9 of Drammen s population 26 27 Minorities 1st and 2nd generation by country of origin in 2021 28 Ancestry Number nbsp Poland 3 419 nbsp Turkey 2 689 nbsp Iraq 1 662 nbsp Afghanistan 1 425 nbsp Pakistan 1 263 nbsp Lithuania 1 194 nbsp Somalia 1 101 nbsp Kosovo 1 029 nbsp India 959 nbsp Iran 923 nbsp Vietnam 908 nbsp Bosnia amp Herzegovina 824 nbsp Syria 710 nbsp Eritrea 706 nbsp Sweden 663Persons2022 29 30 3005 DrammenImmigrants and Norwegian born to immigrant parentsTotal 29 840Nordic countries except Norway EU EFTA UK USA Canada Australia New Zealand 9 333Europe except EU EFTA UK Africa Asia America except USA and Canada Oceania except Australia and New Zealand polar regions 20 507ImmigrantsTotal 22 249Nordic countries except Norway EU EFTA UK USA Canada Australia New Zealand 8 120Europe except EU EFTA UK Africa Asia America except USA and Canada Oceania except Australia and New Zealand polar regions 14 129Norwegian born to immigrant parentsTotal 7 591Nordic countries except Norway EU EFTA UK USA Canada Australia New Zealand 1 213Europe except EU EFTA UK Africa Asia America except USA and Canada Oceania except Australia and New Zealand polar regions 6 378Attractions edit nbsp Aass Brewery nbsp Ovre sund bridge nbsp Drammens museum nbsp Drammen TheaterAass Brewery edit Main article Aass Brewery Aass Brewery is the oldest surviving brewery in Norway and has won acclaim for both its beer and its well conserved building Founded in 1834 the brewery s primary products are soft drinks beer and aquavit 31 Bridges edit Ovre Sund Bridge Ovre Sund bru crosses Drammenselva in the center of Drammen 32 Drammen City Bridge Drammensbrua bybro was a concrete bridge connecting the two centers of the city built in 1936 and demolished in 2022 A new city bridge will open in the autumn of 2025 on the same site 33 A temporary pedestrian bridge crosses the river adjacent to the site of the new bridge under construction Drammen Bridge Drammensbrua motorway box girder bridge on E18 that crosses Drammenselva built 1971 34 Ypsilon Bridge Ypsilon bru cable stayed pedestrian bridge over Drammenselva built 2007 Holmen bridges Holmenbruene two railway bridges on the Drammen Line 35 Nedre Eiker Bridge Nedre Eiker bru crosses Drammenselva up the river connecting the towns Krokstadelva og Mjondalen 36 37 Mjondalsbrua The old bridge between Mjondalen and Krokstadelva built for crossing of horse drawn carriages in 1910 38 39 Drammen Museum edit Main article Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History The Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History includes Marienlyst a manor house from ca 1770 museum building from 1930 with the museum s administration permanent exhibitions and collections and Lyche pavilion from 1990 with the gallery temporary exhibitions and museum cafe Halling yard with 5 old buildings the oldest from 1760s The museum also includes the two largest preserved like farms in Drammen Gulskogen Manor and Austad farm 40 Drammen Spiral edit The Drammen Spiral is a road tunnel that allows access to the Skansen Ridge 180 m 591 ft above the town It opened in 1961 on the site of a former quarry 41 Drammen Theater edit Drammen Theater in Bragernes was built in 1869 and was designed by architect Emil Victor Langlet The theater was the first modern theater in the country It was designed in a complex Renaissance style with symmetrical facades and round arched windows After Drammen Theater suffered total destruction by fire in December 1993 a new theater was rebuilt on the model of the original house It was finished during February 1997 42 Drammensbadet edit Drammensbadet is a public swimming and training facility located in Marienlyst Drammen It was one of the largest in Norway when it opened 1 September 2008 They have five indoor and four outdoor pools 43 Bragernes Torg town square edit Bragernes Torg is the largest town square in Norway and one of the largest in the Nordics 44 Sport clubs edit nbsp Bandy fieldStromsgodset IF and their elite football section Stromsgodset Toppfotball Founded 10 February 1907 Five Norwegian Cups in football 1969 1970 1973 1991 2010 Winner of the Norwegian football league in 1970 and 2013 Won six Norwegian championships in bandy Drammen golfklubb Founded in 1988 Golf club with 18 hole course situated in the southern part of Drammen on the border to Sande in Vestfold Drammen HK Handball club competing in Men s European Champions League 07 08 IF Hellas IF Sturla Konnerud IL Sport club most famous for its cross country skiing facilities SBK Drafn Founded 15 September 1910 21 Norwegian Championships in bandy 1 lost cup final in football 1927 One World Champion ski jumper Hans Bjornstad 1950 Ole Olympic Gold medallist Thorleif Haug 1924 three gold one bronze SBK Skiold Drammen Bandy plays in the highest division Drammen FK Founded 23 August 2008 Notable residents editMain category People from Drammen Public service amp business edit nbsp Betzy Kjelsberg 1935 nbsp Thorbjorn Jagland 2016Niels Treschow 1751 in Stromso 1833 a philosopher educator and politician Jorgen Herman Vogt 1784 in Bragernes 1862 First Minister of Norway 1856 to 1858 Christen Smith 1785 in Skoger 1816 at Congo River physician economist and botanist Erik Borresen 1785 in Bragernes 1860 owned the first Norwegian ships to sail to China Bent Salvesen 1787 1820 a ship s captain and privateer sailed from Drammen Bernhard Pauss born 1839 at Tangen 1907 theologian educator author and humanitarian Gustav Jensen 1845 in Drammen 1922 priest hymnwriter seminary instructor and liturgist Anthon B Nilsen 1855 in Svelvik 1936 businessman politician and author Urban Jacob Rasmus Borresen 1857 in Drammen 1943 a rear admiral and industrialist Betzy Kjelsberg 1866 in Svelvik 1950 politician women s rights activist and suffragist Johan Aschehoug Kiaer 1869 in Drammen 1931 a paleontologist and geologist Johan Berger Mathiesen born 1872 in Drammen 1923 surgeon worked in Eau Claire WI Arnold Maria Hansson born 1889 in Drammen 1981 New Zealand forestry administrator and consultant Konrad Knudsen 1890 in Drammen 1959 painter and journalist host to Leon Trotsky 1935 6 Henning Bodtker 1891 in Svelvik 1975 lawyer Attorney General of Norway 1945 to 1962 Odd Dahl 1898 in Drammen 1994 engineer nuclear physics researcher and explorer Arnfinn Vik 1901 in Drammen 1990 politician Mayor of Oslo 1945 to 1947 Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen 1902 in Drammen 1942 politician chairman of the Communist Party of Norway 1931 1934 Asbjorn Bryhn 1906 in Drammen 1990 head of the Norwegian Police Security Service Thorstein Treholt 1911 in Skoger 1993 politician and father of convicted spy Arne Treholt Lars Korvald 1916 in Mjondalen 2006 politician Prime Minister of Norway 1972 to 1973 Astrid Bjellebo Bayegan born 1943 first female dean in Norway at Drammen since 1989 Svein Rennemo born 1947 in Drammen a businessperson and chair of Statoil Thorbjorn Jagland born 1950 in Drammen Prime Minister of Norway 1996 to 1997 Per Erik Burud 1962 in Drammen 2011 Norwegian billionaire head of grocery chain KiwiThe Arts edit nbsp Peter Nicolai Arbo 1874 nbsp Katharina Nuttall 2010Hanna Winsnes 1789 in Bragernes 1872 a poet novelist and cookbook writer Martinus Rorbye 1803 in Drammen 1848 a Danish Golden Age painter worked in Skagen Peter Nicolai Arbo 1831 in Drammen 1892 painter of history motifs and Norse mythology Christian Cappelen 1845 in Drammen 1916 a Norwegian organist and composer Hans Heyerdahl 1857 1913 realist painter portraits and landscapes grew up in Drammen Johan Halvorsen 1864 in Drammen 1935 a Norwegian composer conductor and violinist Barbra Ring 1870 in Drammen 1955 novelist short story writer and theatre critic Herman Wildenvey 1885 at Mjondalen 1959 a distinguished Norwegian poet Lalla Carlsen 1889 in Svelvik 1967 a Norwegian singer and actress 45 Kai Fjell 1907 in Skoger 1989 painter printmaker and scenographer 46 Jens Gunderssen 1912 in Drammen 1969 singer songwriter actor and theatre director 47 Eivind Lund 1914 in Drammen 1984 a Norwegian painter Solveig Christov 1918 in Drammen 1984 writer of short stories novels and plays Sverre Holm 1931 in Drammen 2005 a Norwegian stage and film actor 48 Triztan Vindtorn 1942 in Drammen 2009 a poet and performance artist Lars Klevstrand born 1949 in Drammen a singer guitarist composer and actor 49 Herodes Falsk born 1954 in Drammen comedian actor author and songwriter 50 Katharina Nuttall born 1972 in Drammen an artist film composer and music producer 51 Todd Terje born 1981 in Mjondalen a Norwegian DJ songwriter and record producerSport edit nbsp Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 2007Thorleif Haug 1894 in Lier 1934 three Nordic skiing gold medals at 1924 Winter Olympics Charles Mathiesen 1911 in Drammen 1994 speed skater gold medal 1936 Winter Olympics Johan Haanes 1912 in Drammen 2000 tennis player ski jumper and track and field athlete Finn Helgesen 1919 in Drammen 2011 speed skater gold medalist 1948 Winter Olympics Arne Bergodd born 1948 in Drammen rower team silver medallist at 1976 Summer Olympics Arne Dokken born 1955 in Drammen footballer with 190 club caps and 24 for Norway Svend Karlsen born 1967 in Drammen former strongman powerlifter and bodybuilder Johann Olav Koss born 1968 in Drammen speed skater with four Olympic gold medals Glenn Solberg born 1972 in Drammen handball coach former player 122 caps for Norway Heidi Tjugum born 1973 in Drammen team handballer twice Olympic team medallist Ole Einar Bjorndalen born 1974 in Drammen retired biathlete 13 Winter Olympics medals Adnan Haidar born 1989 in Drammen footballer with over 150 club caps and 36 for Lebanon Martin Odegaard born 1998 footballer with 200 club caps captain of Norway with 25 caps and the captain of Arsenal Kristian Krogh Johannessen born 1995 Professional golfer qualified to represent Norway at the 2021 Olympics Hakon Lagerqvist 1970 in Drammen Present Local skier First documented ski descent of the Kjosterudjuvet and skied 10000 vertical meters in one day at Norefjell ski area Twin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway Drammen is twinned with 52 nbsp Kolding Denmark nbsp Lappeenranta Finland nbsp Orebro Sweden nbsp Stykkisholmur IcelandGallery Churches amp Tunnels edit nbsp Skoger Church nbsp Bragernes Church nbsp Stromsgodset church nbsp Konnerud church nbsp St Laurentius church Roman Catholic nbsp Fjell church nbsp Bragernes tunnel nbsp Hamborgstrom tunnel nbsp Stromsas tunnel nbsp 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