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32-469: Thune traced its roots to a workshop founded by Anders Paulsen Thune in 1815 in Drammen . Anders Paulsen Thune was a blacksmith by profession. His son took over the enterprise, and in 1851 they moved to Christiania . By 1870 the production facilities were located in the street Ruseløkkveien . In 1871 Andreas Lauritz Thune , grandson of the founder, took over. The facilities were almost immediately moved to

64-420: 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

96-562: 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. 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

128-677: Is 13 October (1981–2010 average). The Drammen-Berskog weather station has been operating since 2004. An earlier weather station named Drammen-Marienlyst (3 m) operated from 1966 to 2003. 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. Aass Brewery

160-520: 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 is the largest town square in Norway and one of the longest in the Nordics. Drammen is twinned with: Drammensfjord Drammensfjord (English: Drammen Fjord ) is a fjord in along

192-530: 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. On January 1, 2020, the municipalities of Svelvik, Nedre Eiker and Drammen merged to form «The New Drammen Municipality». The new municipality, which

224-461: 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 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

256-535: 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. After

288-433: 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. 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

320-465: 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. The Old Norse form of the city's name was Drafn , and this was originally

352-429: 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

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384-619: The Norwegian State Railways . Locomotives built for the Norwegian State Railways (alone or in partnership) included NSB Di 2 , NSB El 1 , NSB El 2 , NSB El 3 , NSB El 4 , NSB El 5 , NSB El 8 , NSB El 11 and NSB El 13 . In 1935 it built the NSB Class 49 locomotive, nicknamed Dovregubben, together with Hamar Jernstøberi. Thune and Hamar delivered five engines between 1935 and 1941. However, with

416-671: The Drammensfjord was known by the Old Norse name Dramn or Drofn , meaning hazy waters. In the Norse sagas Snorre Sturlason tells that Saint Olav hid himself from Canute the Great at a fjord which was called Dramn. At that time the water stood about 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) higher and the fjord reached up to Hokksund . This area is still rebounding from the enormous weight of the glacial ice ( isostatic rebound ), "growing out of

448-513: The border of Akershus and Buskerud counties in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord . The fjord shares its name with the city of Drammen which is located at the head of the fjord. Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county is located on

480-484: 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

512-474: 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

544-588: 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

576-410: The fjord. The maximum depth of the fjord northwards of the strait, reaching 117 metres (384 ft). For a number of decades the Drammensfjord was heavily polluted . The sewage and industrial discharges by industries in the city of Drammen have been corrected so that the water is now much cleaner. Salmon and sea trout are again found in both the fjord and the Drammenselva river. In historic times

608-492: 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 . 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. Drammen Theater in Bragernes

640-532: The hardships of World War II , the production of the Class 49 was stalled. Four engines under construction at Thune were never completed. Thune was acquired by the owners of Kværner Brug . Thune resumed activity after the war, peaking at a number of about six hundred laborers during the 1950s. However, in 1969 the company was merged with Eureka Mekaniske Værksted to form Thune-Eureka. It relocated to Tranby in 1976. The Thune name ultimately disappeared as Thune-Eureka

672-447: The large freshwater inflow from the river Drammenselva (one of Norway's largest rivers) and from the river Lierelva, results in the water north of the strait being brackish water . On the surface the water is fairly fresh, resulting in bathing areas that are free of jelly fish , while deeper the water has a higher salt concentration, with saltwater fish such as cod , pollock , flounder , and mackerel . The ocean tide going through

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704-415: The merger of the municipalities Drammen, Nedre Eiker and Svelvik in 2020, the municipality was then divided into ten municipal regions: 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

736-413: 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

768-570: The nearby street Munkedamsveien . He started production of agricultural machinery and steam engines . Locomotive production began in the 1890s. Eventually, the locale in Munkedamsveien became too small for large-scale industrial production. Located in the centre of the city, it was difficult to expand. Instead, Thune bought the property Kjellebekk at Skøyen in Aker , a more rural municipality that surrounded Kristiania. In addition, Skøyen

800-589: The sea" several millimeters a year, especially near the inner part of the long fjords, where the ice cover was thickest. This is a slow process, thus the sea covered substantial areas of what is today dry land for thousands of years following the end of the ice age. During the Viking Age, the Drammensfjorden north of the Svelvik Strait was regarded as a lake and the Svelvik Strait was regarded as

832-696: 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. 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)

864-569: The strait is one of Norway's strongest currents. The outflow can reach speeds of 5 knots (9.3  km/h ; 5.8  mph ). The strait is known the Selvikstrømmen (the Svelvik current). Large ships can only sail in daylight and the largest only when assisted by tugboats . The strait has been made wider and deeper to accommodate traffic. Dead coral reefs are also found at depths of about 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) below sea level in

896-667: The west and north sides of the fjord. The land on the east side of the fjord is called Hurumhalvøya or the Hurum peninsula and this is located in Asker Municipality . The Hurum peninsula lies between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord . The fjord narrows to a strait at Svelvik on the west side and Verket in Asker on the east side. The strait is crossed by an automobile ferry . This narrowing, some 200 metres (660 ft) broad and 10 metres (33 ft) deep, combined with

928-575: Was acquired by the Kværner corporation, continuing under the name Kværner Eureka . The old production facilities have been rebuilt to house shops, offices and restaurants. Locally, the area is still known as Thune, the name lent to the Oslo Tramway station east of Skøyen. Drammen Drammen ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈdrɑ̀mːən] ) is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway . The port and river city of Drammen

960-473: 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

992-528: 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

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1024-423: Was served by a railway station . Thune moved to Skøyen in 1901, and all activity in Munkedamsveien was ceased by 1903. After moving to Skøyen, production of turbines was started. Around the turn of the century Thune had become the most important locomotive manufacturer in Norway, along with Hamar Jernstøberi og Mekaniske Verksted . Between 1901 and 1920 these two manufacturers delivered about 250 locomotives to

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