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| name             = Drammen
| other_name       = Strømsø-Bragernes
| nicknames         = Elvebyen, The River City
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| county             = Buskerud
| capital            = Drammen
| demonym            = Drammenser
| language           = [[Norwegian language|Bokmål]]
| coatofarms         = Drammen komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.drammen.kommune.no
| mayor              = Kjell Arne Hermansen
| mayor_party        = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2023
| area_rank          = 366
| area_total_km2      = 137
| area_land_km2       = 135
| area_water_percent  = 0.04
| population_as_of   = Second quarter of 2025
| population_rank    = 7
| population_total   = 105800 {{increase}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/drammen | title=Befolkning }}</ref>
| populationpercent  = 1.24
| population_density_km2= auto
| population_increase= 9.7
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'''Drammen''' ({{IPA|no|ˈdrɑ̀mːən|-|Drammen.ogg}}) 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&nbsp;km (27&nbsp;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]]'.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sproglig-historiske studier|first=Carl Rikard|last=Unger|publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co.|location=Kristiania, Norge|year=1896|access-date=6 January 2009|page=37|url=https://archive.org/details/sproglighistori00ungegoog|language=no}}</ref>
The [[Coat of arms|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.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Thorsnæs |first1=Geir |title=Drammen |date=2022-03-18 |url=http://snl.no/Drammen |work=Store norske leksikon |language=nb |access-date=2022-06-30 |last2=Askheim |first2=Svein}}</ref>  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'' ({{langx|en|in faith and justice is strength}}), and the items in the seal are referring to this: key = faith, sword = justice, column on rocks = strength.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 July 2006 |title=Kommunevåpen |publisher=Fotw.us |access-date=6 January 2009 |url=http://fotw.us/flags/no-06-02.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503004129/http://fotw.us/flags/no-06-02.html |archive-date=3 May 2009}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tettsteders befolkning og areal |url=https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=SSB |language=nb}}</ref> 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: 
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Mjøndalen]]
* [[Krokstadelva]]
* [[Åssiden]]
* [[Gulskogen]]
* [[Konnerud]]
* Fjell
* [[Strømsø]]
* [[Bragernes]]
* [[Åskollen]]
* Svelvik
}}
[[File:Drammens kommunedeler 2023.jpg|thumb|387x387px|Municipal regions in Drammen]]
[[File:Tettsteder i Drammen Kommune 2021.png|thumb|335x335px|Map of the urban area of Drammen 2021]]
<ref>{{Cite web |title=RAMMEN GUIDE |url=https://www.drammen.kommune.no/globalassets/om-kommunen/dokumenter/drammensguiden2020.pdf |access-date=25 Oct 2025 |website=drammen.kommune.no}}</ref>[[Image:Drammensfjorden.jpg|right|thumb|300 px|Map of Drammensfjorden]]

==History==
[[Petroglyph|Rock carving]]s 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 [[market town#Norway|small seaports]]: [[Bragernes]] (on the northern side of the [[Drammenselva]] river) and [[Strømsø]] and [[Tangen, Drammen|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 [[Oslo|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 of Denmark|Frederick III]]. Bragernes received limited market town rights in 1715, and merged with Strømsø to gain status as a single [[cities of Norway|city]] on 19 June 1811.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drammenshistorie.com/kort.shtml|title=Kort oversikt over Drammens historie |access-date=7 December 2006|last=Søbstad|first=Per Ivar|work=History of Drammen |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060822101932/http://drammenshistorie.com/kort.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 22 August 2006|url-status=usurped|language=no}}</ref>

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,{{sfn|Tingle|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.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=    https://snl.no/Drammenbanen|title= Drammenbanen|encyclopedia =  Store norske leksikon|author=  Tor Wisting|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://drammenshistorie.com/bybranner.shtml|title=Bybranner |access-date=7 December 2006|last=Søbstad|first=Per Ivar|work=History of Drammen |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061110005457/http://drammenshistorie.com/bybranner.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 10 November 2006|url-status=usurped|language=no}}</ref>

In 1909, Drammen got the first [[trolleybus]] system in [[Scandinavia]], the [[Trolleybuses in Drammen|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=    https://structurae.net/structures/drammen-bridge|title= Drammen Bridge|publisher =    structurae.net |access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historier.no/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=72&Itemid=305 |title=Steder – Buskerud – Drammen |publisher=Historier.no |access-date=5 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804055602/http://www.historier.no/index.php?option=com_sobi2&catid=72&Itemid=305 |archive-date=4 August 2012  }}</ref>

In 2011, Drammen observed its 200th anniversary with many citywide jubilee celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drammen.no/city_anniversary/cms/1613/|title=Drammen's 2011 bicentennial celebrations|access-date=9 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731181718/http://www.drammen.no/city_anniversary/cms/1613|archive-date=31 July 2011}}</ref> Drammen's district heating system was upgraded to use [[Heat pump#Water-source heat pump|water-sourced heat pumps]], drawing on local fjord water, to support population growth in the city.<ref name=bbc-20150310>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31506073 |title=Heat pumps extract warmth from ice cold water |author=Richard Anderson |publisher=BBC |date=10 March 2015 |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Drammen is one of the larger cities in Norway, and lies about {{convert|40|km|mi}} from the [[Capital (political)|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 (Drammen)|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, Norway|Lier]], [[Asker]], [[Øvre Eiker]] and [[Holmestrand]]. The total population of the settlement is 110,236 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/tableViewLayout1/ | title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 – 2021-PX-Web SSB }}</ref>

In 2008 Drammen won the prestigious prize for the best city development in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceu-ectp.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107&Itemid=29 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213060150/http://www.ceu-ectp.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107&Itemid=29 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2013 |title=CEU ECTP – The 7th European Urban and Regional Planning Awards 2008 |publisher=Ceu-ectp.eu |access-date=5 September 2015 }}</ref>
{{Further|topic=the mountain|Lauvkollen}}

==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 {{convert|22.3|°C}}, average daily high {{convert|29.3|°C}} and 11 days with highs at or above {{convert|30|°C}}. The all-time high {{convert|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 {{convert|-28|°C}} was recorded in January 1987, which is the coldest month on record with mean {{convert|-13.8|°C}} and average daily low {{convert|-17.1|°C}}. In more recent years, December 2010 was almost as cold. The average date for first overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C}}) in autumn is 13 October (1981–2010 average).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900|title=Første frostnatt|date=25 September 2013}}</ref> The Drammen-Berskog weather station has been operating since 2004. The station is located about 5&nbsp;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.

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{{Weather box
|location = Drammen - Berskog 1991–2020 (8 m, avg high/low 2005–2024, 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 = 6.4
|Apr high C = 12.3
|May high C = 17.7
|Jun high C = 22
|Jul high C = 23.8
|Aug high C = 21.9
|Sep high C = 17.7
|Oct high C = 10.7
|Nov high C = 4.9
|Dec high C = 0.2
|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 = −5.6
|Mar low C = −3.0
|Apr low C = 1.1
|May low C = 6.1
|Jun low C = 10.7
|Jul low C = 13.0
|Aug low C = 11.7
|Sep low C = 8.4
|Oct low C = 3.4
|Nov low C = −0.7
|Dec low C = −5.6
|year low C = 
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|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|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><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39113:73_39117&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |title=EKlima |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331191518/http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39113:73_39117&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|source 2 = yr.no (mean, precipitaiton)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-26900/Norway/Viken/Drammen/Berskog|title = Weather statistics for Berskog}}</ref>
}}

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{{Weather box
|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 =

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|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)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/graph/5-26950/Norway/Buskerud/Drammen/Svelvik%20-%20Knem|title= Weather statistics for Knem}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of 2022, Immigrants and Norwegian-born with immigrant parents in Drammen is 29 per cent,<ref>{{Cite web |title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by immigration category, in total and separately, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2023. Statbank Norway |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/system/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/innvandrere/statistikk/innvandrere-og-norskfodte-med-innvandrerforeldre |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by immigration category, in total and separately, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2023. Statbank Norway |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/system/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref> Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 9,333 and made up an estimated 9% of Drammen's population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by immigration category, in total and separately, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2023. Statbank Norway |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/system/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/innvandrere/statistikk/innvandrere-og-norskfodte-med-innvandrerforeldre |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Minorities (1st and 2nd generation) by country of origin in 2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2021-PX-Web SSB|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/system/|access-date=2021-09-30|website=SSB|language=en}}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||3,419
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}||2,689
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||1,662
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}||1,425
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}||1,263
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||1,194
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||1,101
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}||1,029
|-
| {{flag|India}}||959
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||923
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||908
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia & Herzegovina}}||824
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||710
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||706
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||663
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan="2" |
!Persons
|-
! 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents by immigration category, in total and separately, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2023. Statbank Norway |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/system/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/innvandrere/statistikk/innvandrere-og-norskfodte-med-innvandrerforeldre |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=SSB |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! 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==
[[Image:Aass.JPG|right|thumb|Aass Brewery]]
[[File:Øvre sund bru fra Bragernes siden.jpg|thumb|Øvre sund bridge]]
[[File:Drammens museum.jpg|thumb|Drammens museum]]
[[File:Drammens teater.jpg|right|thumb|Drammen Theater]]
[[File:Drammen fra Nordbykollen 2018 (1).jpg|right|thumb|Drammen seen from Nordbykollen]]

===Aass Brewery===
{{main|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.aass.no/about |title= Aass Brewery – About Us|website=english.aass.no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174558/http://english.aass.no/about |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref>

===Bridges===
*Øvre Sund Bridge (''Øvre Sund bru'') – crosses Drammenselva in the center of Drammen<ref>{{cite web|url=    http://bridgeinfo.net/bridge/index.php?ID=67|title= Øvre Sund Bru|publisher =    bridgeinfo.net|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref>
*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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.drammen.kommune.no/om-kommunen/organisasjon-administrasjon/prosjekter/bybrua/ |title=Bybrua |publisher=Open Publishing |date=November 22, 2022 |website=Drammen municipality |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Drammen Bridge]] (''Drammensbrua'') – motorway box girder bridge on [[European route E18|E18]] that crosses Drammenselva, built 1971<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=    https://snl.no/Drammenbanen|title= Drammenbanen|encyclopedia =    Store norske leksikon|author= Tor Wisting|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref>
* [[Ypsilon (bridge)|Ypsilon Bridge]] (''Ypsilon bru'') – cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Drammenselva, built 2007
*Holmen bridges (''Holmenbruene'') – two railway bridges on the [[Drammen Line]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=    https://snl.no/Drammenbanen|title= Drammenbanen|encyclopedia =    Store norske leksikon|author= Tor Wisting|access-date= 1 October 2016}}</ref>
*Nedre Eiker Bridge – (Nedre Eiker bru) crosses Drammenselva up the river connecting the towns [[Krokstadelva]] og [[Mjøndalen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nedre Eiker bru |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/985132/ |website=Kartverket}}</ref>
*Mjøndalsbrua – The old bridge between Mjøndalen and Krokstadelva, built for crossing of horse-drawn carriages in 1910.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Borgen |first=Per Otto |title=Hvor Drammenselven iler |publisher=no#:Forl. for by- og bygdehistorie |year=1997 |isbn=8291649049 |edition=Electronic reproduction |location=Drammen |pages=112 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Drammen Museum===
{{main|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drammens.museum.no/ |title=Velkommen &#124;&#124; Drammens Museum |publisher=Drammens.museum.no |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref>

===Drammen Spiral===
The ''[[Drammen Spiral]]'' is a road tunnel that allows access to the [[Skansen Ridge]], {{convert|180|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above the town. It opened in 1961 on the site of a former quarry.<ref>{{cite book|title=Frommer's Norway|first1=Darin|last1=Porter|first2=Danforth|last2=Prince|page=166|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|year=2005|isbn=978-0-764-59810-4}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.drammenscener.no/teatret/|title=Drammen Teater}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drammensbadet.no/|title=Velkommen til Drammensbadet}}</ref>

===Bragernes Torg (town square)===
Bragernes Torg is the largest town square in Norway and one of the longest in the Nordics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Borgen |first=Per Otto |date=January 1, 2004 |title=Bragernes Torg |url=https://byleksikon.drmk.no/bragernes-torv/ |access-date=June 30, 2022 |website=Drammen Byleksikon}}</ref>

==Transport==
The city does not have its own airport. The nearest airports are [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp|Sandefjord Airport]] which is located 79&nbsp;km and [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo Airport]] which is located 92&nbsp;km away from Drammen.

==Sport clubs==
[[File:Marienlyst soccer stadium, Drammen.jpg|thumb|The stadium to Strømsgodset Toppfotball]]
* [[Strømsgodset IF]] and their elite football section [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball]]. Founded 10 February 1907. Five [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]s in [[association football|football]] (1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, 2010). Winner of the [[Eliteserien|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, Vestfold|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 (sport)|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 Bjørnstad 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==
{{main category|People from Drammen}}

=== Public service & business ===
[[File:33512 Betzy Kjelsberg.jpg|140px|thumb|Betzy Kjelsberg, 1935]]
[[File:Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Thorbjørn Jagland, 2016]]
* [[Niels Treschow]] (1751 in Strømsø – 1833) a philosopher, educator and politician
* [[Christine Marie von Cappelen]] (1766 in Drammen – 1849) botanist
* [[Jørgen 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 Børresen]] (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
* [[Henriette Wulfsberg]] (born 1843 in Drammen – 1906), school owner and writer<ref>{{cite book|last1=Borgen|first1=Per Otto|title=De skriveføre drammensere : drammensdiktere gjennom 220 år|date=1996|publisher=Forl. for by- og bygdehistorie|location=Drammen|isbn=8291649022|page=82|url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061608252?page=83|language=no}}</ref>
* [[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 Børresen]] (1857 in Drammen – 1943) a rear admiral and industrialist
* [[Betzy Kjelsberg]] (1866 in Svelvik – 1950) politician, women's rights activist and suffragist
* [[Johan Aschehoug Kiær]] (1869 in Drammen – 1931) a paleontologist and geologist
* [[Johan Berger Mathiesen]] (born 1872 in Drammen – 1923) surgeon, worked in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|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 Bødtker]] (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
* [[Asbjørn 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 Mjøndalen – 2006) politician, Prime Minister of Norway 1972 to 1973
* [[Astrid Bjellebø Bayegan]] (born 1943) first female [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] in Norway, at Drammen since 1989
* [[Svein Rennemo]] (born 1947 in Drammen) a businessperson and chair of [[Equinor|Statoil]]
* [[Thorbjørn 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 [[Kiwi (store)|Kiwi]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Arbopeternicolai.jpg|140px|thumb|Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1874]]
[[File:Katharina Nuttall video'-shoot.JPG|140px|thumb|Katharina Nuttall, 2010]]
* [[Hanna Winsnes]] (1789 in Bragernes – 1872) a poet, novelist and cookbook writer
* [[Martinus Rørbye]] (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) [[Realism (arts)|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 Mjøndalen – 1959) a distinguished Norwegian poet 
* [[Lalla Carlsen]] (1889 in Svelvik – 1967) a Norwegian singer and actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137842/   IMDb Database] retrieved 18 March 2021</ref>
* [[Kai Fjell]] (1907 in Skoger – 1989) painter, printmaker and scenographer<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://nkl.snl.no/Kai_Fjell|title= Kai Fjell|publisher=    Norsk kunstnerleksikon|author=  Oscar Thue|date= 20 February 2017|accessdate= October 1, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jens Gunderssen]] (1912 in Drammen – 1969) singer, songwriter, actor and theatre director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348061/   IMDb Database] retrieved 22 March 2021</ref>
* [[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<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391576/   IMDb Database] retrieved 22 March 2021</ref>
* [[Triztán Vindtorn]] (1942 in Drammen – 2009) a poet and [[performance art]]ist
* [[Lars Klevstrand]] (born 1949 in Drammen) a singer, guitarist, composer and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7565005/   IMDb Database] retrieved 17 March 2021</ref>
* [[Herodes Falsk]] (born 1954 in Drammen) comedian, actor, author, and songwriter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266521/   IMDb Database] retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>
* [[Katharina Nuttall]] (born 1972 in Drammen) an artist, film composer and music producer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3151817/   IMDb Database] retrieved 17 March 2021</ref>
* [[Todd Terje]] (born 1981 in Mjøndalen) a Norwegian DJ, songwriter, and record producer

=== Sport ===
[[File:Bjoerndalen cutout.JPG|140px|thumb|Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, 2007]]
* [[Thorleif 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 national football team|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 men's national handball team|Norway]]
* [[Heidi Tjugum]] (born 1973 in Drammen) team handballer, twice Olympic team medallist
* [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] (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 national football team|Lebanon]] 
* [[Martin Ødegaard]] (born 1998) footballer with 300+ club appearances, captain of [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and the captain of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 
*[[Kristian Krogh Johannessen]] (born 1995) Professional golfer, qualified to represent Norway at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2021 Olympics]].
* [[Andrè Faye Solvang]] (2003 in Drammen – Present) Powerboat racer 2019 UIM GT30 World Champion, 2024 UIM F4 World Champion.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Drammen is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Drammen Byleksikon: Ørebro|url=https://byleksikon.drmk.no/orebro/|website=byleksikon.drmk.no|publisher=Drammen Kommune|language=no|access-date=2021-03-26}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kolding Municipality|Kolding]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lappeenranta]], Finland
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Örebro Municipality|Örebro]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Stykkishólmur]], Iceland

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
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
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite journal | last = Tingle | first = Joseph Child | date = 25 August 1866 | title = A Town in Ashes | journal = [[All the Year Round]] | location = London | volume = XVI | issue = 383 | pages = 150–153 | url = https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000080759727&view=1up&seq=158 }} {{open access}}
:* Attribution to Tingle given in {{cite book | ref = none | last = Hall | first = John Richard Clark | author-link = John Richard Clark Hall | title = Herbert Tingle, and Especially his Boyhood | date = 1919 | publisher = [[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]] | location = London | pages = 12–13 | oclc = 24238768 }}

==External links==
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* [http://www.drammen.no Elvebyen Drammen] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175115/http://www.drammen.no/drammen_in_english River City of Drammen]
* [http://visitdrammen.no/ Visit Drammen]
* [http://www.drammen.kommune.no/ Drammen kommune]

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