Drammen

This article is about the town in Norway. For the town in Wisconsin, see Drammen, Wisconsin.

Drammen kommune Strømsø-Bragernes
Municipality
Coat of arms Viken within Norway
Nickname(s):  Elvebyen, The River City
Drammen within Viken
Coordinates: 59°44′16″N 10°12′18″E
Country	Norway
County	Viken
District	Buskerud
Administrative centre	Drammen
Area
• Total	137 km2 (53 sq mi)
• Land	135 km2 (52 sq mi)
• Rank	366 in Norway
Population  (30 September 2020)
• Total	101 738
• Rank	6 in Norway
• Change (10 years)	9.7%
Demonym	Drammenser
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-3005
Official language form	Bokmål
Website	www.drammen.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Drammen is a city and municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It has a population of 101 000 people.

Drammen was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality of Skoger was merged with Drammen January 1, 1964. (And then transferred from the county of Vestfold to the county of Buskerud.)

Drammen is one of the larger cities in Norway, and is about 47 km from the capital of Norway, Oslo. The city centre is at the end of a valley, on both sides of the river Drammenselva, and where the river meets the Drammensfjord. Drammen is also the main city for car and fruit import in Norway.

The name

The Norse form of the name was Drafn, and this was originally the name of the inner part of Drammensfjord. The fjord is, however, probably named after the river Dramselva (Norse Dröfn).

Geography

The city centre lies at the end of a valley, on both sides of the Drammenselva river, and where the river meets the Drammensfjord. Drammen is also the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway. The forests around Drammen are called Drammensmarka. In the summer it is a popular area for hiking. In the winter skiing tracks are made and lighting make it cross country skiing possible during the evenings.

Famous people

• Martinus Rørbye, painter (1803–1848)
• Marcus Thrane, labour movement leader (1817–1890)
• Hans Peter Faye, sugar plantation pioneer (1859–1928)
• Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and musician (1864–1935)
• Betzy Kjelsberg, politician and feminist (1866–1950)
• Geirr Tveitt, composer and pianist (1908–1981)
• Charles Mathiesen, speed skater (1911–1994)
• Hans-Jørgen Holman, musicologist and educationalist (1925–1986)
• Sverre Holm, actor (1931–2005)
• Sten Stensen, speed skater (1947–)
• Ole Hermann Borgan, referee (1964–)
• Johann Olav Koss, speed skater (1968–)
• Kim Christiansen, snowboarder (1976–)

Sport clubs

• SBK Drafn 21 Norwegian Championships in bandy.
• Drammen golfklubb. Founded 1989.
• IF Hellas
• SBK Skiold
• Strømsgodset IF. Founded February 10th 1907. Four Norwegian championships in football (1969, 1970, 1973, 1993). Winner of the Norwegian football league 1970. 6 Norwegian championships in bandy.
• IF Sturla
• Drammen HK Handball club in Men's European Champions League (07/08)

Related pages

• List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

Other websites

• Statistics Norway about Drammen Archived 2004-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
• History of Drammen Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Weather forecast and map for Drammen Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Webcamera, Drammen Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
• iDrammen, local site for news and events Archived 2007-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Drammen Photoclub, pictures from Drammen Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Drammen og Oplands turistforening Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Drammen theatre
• Drammen museum Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Drammens Sportsfiskere Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
• FIS World Cup Sprint Cross Country in Drammen
• Drammen Elvefestival