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Drammen () 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.

Location

Drammen is located west of the Oslofjord inlet, situated approximately 44 km (27 mi) southwest of the capital city of Oslo. There are more than 100,000 inhabitants in the municipality, though the city is the regional capital of an area with around 82,000 residents. Drammen, and its adjacent communities, are experiencing more socioeconomic and population growth than ever before. The city makes good use of the Drammensfjord, a waterway utilised for recreation, fishing and other activities, as well as waterfront housing.

Name and coat of arms

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'. 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. 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 (), and the items in the seal are referring to this: key = faith, sword = justice, column on rocks = strength.

Governance

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 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. The city is the country's record champion in environment and urban development, 21 prices since 2003 with 16 national and 5 international.

Districts

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

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Tettsteder_i_Drammen_Kommune_2021.png" caption="Map of the urban area of Drammen 2021"] ::

[[Image:Drammensfjorden.jpg|right|thumb|300 px|Map of Drammensfjorden]]

History

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.

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 King Frederick III. Bragernes received limited market town rights in 1715, and merged with Strømsø to gain status as a single city on 19 June 1811.

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, 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.

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.

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.

In 2011, Drammen observed its 200th anniversary with many citywide jubilee celebrations. 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.

Geography

Drammen is one of the larger cities in Norway, and lies about 40 km 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.

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

Climate

Drammen has a humid continental climate (Dfb), characterized by fairly cold winters and mild summers. Located at a sheltered location in a valley 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, average daily high 29.3 °C and 11 days with highs at or above 30 °C. The all-time high 35 °C 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 was recorded in January 1987, which is the coldest month on record with mean -13.8 °C and average daily low -17.1 °C. In more recent years, December 2010 was almost as cold. The average date for first overnight freeze (low below 0 °C) in autumn is 13 October (1981–2010 average). The Drammen-Berskog weather station has been operating since 2004. The station is located about 5 km from the city centre, which is more influenced by the maritime climate of Drammensfjorden. As a result, the city centre tends to experience slightly milder winters and somewhat cooler summers compared to the station. An earlier weather station named Drammen-Marienlyst (3 m) operated from 1966 to 2003.

|location = Drammen - Berskog 1991–2020 (8 m, avg high/low 2005–2025, extremes 1966–2020 includes earlier station) |metric first = y |single line = y |Jan record high C = 13.8 | Jan record low C = -28 |Feb record high C = 14.6 | Feb record low C = -26.6 |Mar record high C = 21.7 | Mar record low C = -21.9 |Apr record high C = 24.3 | Apr record low C = -8.1 |May record high C = 30.5 | May record low C = -3 |Jun record high C = 34 | Jun record low C = 1.4 |Jul record high C = 33.8 | Jul record low C = 5.2 |Aug record high C = 35 | Aug record low C = 3.6 |Sep record high C = 28.6 | Sep record low C = -2.5 |Oct record high C = 23.2 | Oct record low C = -9.2 |Nov record high C = 17.4 | Nov record low C = -17.2 |Dec record high C = 14.1 | Dec record low C = -24 |Jan high C = -0.5 |Feb high C = 1.2 |Mar high C = 6.6 |Apr high C = 12.4 |May high C = 17.7 |Jun high C = 22 |Jul high C = 23.9 |Aug high C = 21.9 |Sep high C = 17.7 |Oct high C = 10.8 |Nov high C = 5 |Dec high C = 0.4 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -3.3 |Feb mean C = -2.4 |Mar mean C = 1.3 |Apr mean C = 6.1 |May mean C = 11.2 |Jun mean C = 15.3 |Jul mean C = 18 |Aug mean C = 16.4 |Sep mean C = 11.9 |Oct mean C = 5.8 |Nov mean C = 1.7 |Dec mean C = -2.6 |year mean C = |Jan low C = −6.6 |Feb low C = −5.7 |Mar low C = −2.9 |Apr low C = 1.2 |May low C = 6.1 |Jun low C = 10.6 |Jul low C = 13.1 |Aug low C = 11.7 |Sep low C = 8.5 |Oct low C = 3.5 |Nov low C = −0.7 |Dec low C = −5.4 |year low C = |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=59.4 |Feb precipitation mm=45.7 |Mar precipitation mm=43.2 |Apr precipitation mm=46.4 |May precipitation mm=64.9 |Jun precipitation mm=73.3 |Jul precipitation mm=72.4 |Aug precipitation mm=89.3 |Sep precipitation mm=78.1 |Oct precipitation mm=89.1 |Nov precipitation mm=82.7 |Dec precipitation mm=64.1 |year precipitation mm= |source 1 = eklima.no (extremes) = eklima |source 2 = yr.no (mean, precipitaiton)

|location = Svelvik - Knem 1991-2020 (4 m) |metric first = y |single line = y

|Jan mean C = -2.2 |Feb mean C = -2.0 |Mar mean C = 1.0 |Apr mean C = 5.8 |May mean C = 11.0 |Jun mean C = 15.0 |Jul mean C = 17.6 |Aug mean C = 16.5 |Sep mean C = 12.5 |Oct mean C = 6.9 |Nov mean C = 2.6 |Dec mean C = -1.3 |year mean C =

|precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm=71 |Feb precipitation mm=55 |Mar precipitation mm=57 |Apr precipitation mm=69 |May precipitation mm=73 |Jun precipitation mm=83 |Jul precipitation mm=74 |Aug precipitation mm=101 |Sep precipitation mm=107 |Oct precipitation mm=135 |Nov precipitation mm=111 |Dec precipitation mm=88 |year precipitation mm=1024

|source = yr.no (mean, precipitation)

Demographics

As of 2022, Immigrants and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents in Drammen is 29 per cent, 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. Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 9,333 and made up an estimated 9% of Drammen's population.

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AncestryNumber
Poland3,419
Turkey2,689
Iraq1,662
Afghanistan1,425
Pakistan1,263
Lithuania1,194
Somalia1,101
Kosovo1,029
India959
Iran923
Vietnam908
Bosnia & Herzegovina824
Syria710
Eritrea706
Sweden663
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29 840
9 333
20 507
22 249
8 120
14 129
7 591
1 213
6 378
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Attractions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Aass.JPG" caption="Aass Brewery"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Øvre_sund_bru_fra_Bragernes_siden.jpg" caption="Øvre sund bridge"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Drammens_museum.jpg" caption="Drammens museum"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Drammens_teater.jpg" caption="Drammen Theater"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Drammen_fra_Nordbykollen_2018_(1).jpg" caption="Drammen seen from Nordbykollen"] ::

Aass Brewery

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.

Bridges

  • Øvre Sund Bridge (Øvre Sund bru) – crosses Drammenselva in the center of Drammen
  • 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. 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
  • Ypsilon Bridge (Ypsilon bru) – cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Drammenselva, built 2007
  • Holmen bridges (Holmenbruene) – two railway bridges on the Drammen Line
  • Nedre Eiker Bridge – (Nedre Eiker bru) crosses Drammenselva up the river connecting the towns Krokstadelva og Mjøndalen.
  • Mjøndalsbrua – The old bridge between Mjøndalen and Krokstadelva, built for crossing of horse-drawn carriages in 1910.

Drammen Museum

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 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.

Drammen Spiral

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

Drammen Theater

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.

Drammensbadet

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.

Bragernes Torg (town square)

Bragernes Torg is the largest town square in Norway and one of the longest in the Nordics.

Transport

The city does not have its own airport. The nearest airports are Sandefjord Airport which is located 79 km and Oslo Airport which is located 92 km away from Drammen.

Sport clubs

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Marienlyst_soccer_stadium,_Drammen.jpg" caption="The stadium to Strømsgodset Toppfotball"] ::

Notable residents

Main article: People from Drammen

Public service & business

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/33512_Betzy_Kjelsberg.jpg" caption="Betzy Kjelsberg, 1935"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Thorbjørn_Jagland_(30366602783)_(cropped).jpg" caption="Thorbjørn Jagland, 2016"] ::

The Arts

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Arbopeternicolai.jpg" caption="Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1874"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Katharina_Nuttall_video'-shoot.JPG" caption="Katharina Nuttall, 2010"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Bjoerndalen_cutout.JPG" caption="Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, 2007"] ::

Twin towns – sister cities

Drammen is twinned with:

Gallery

File:Skoger kirke 2018 (2).jpg| Skoger Church File:Bragernes church & Town Hall.jpg| Bragernes Church File:Drammen bibliotek by night.JPG|Nightscape of University and public library File:Drammen busstasjon.jpg| Drammen Bus Station File:Grønland Drammen november 2016.jpg| Buildings at Grønland, Drammen File:Elveparken1.jpg| Part of the River Park in Drammen File:Torget Drammen 17. mai 2019.jpg| The main square in Drammen on Constitution Day, 2019 File:Winter In Drammen Norway (240873317).jpeg|Winter In Drammen

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