Drammen (Norway)

January 14, 2019

Drammen is a metropolis inwards Buskerud County, Norway. The port as well as river metropolis of Drammen is centrally located inwards the eastern as well as nearly populated purpose of Norway.

Location

There are to a greater extent than than 63 000 inhabitants inwards the municipality, but the metropolis is the regional majuscule of an expanse alongside to a greater extent than than 150,000 inhabitants. Drammen as well as the surrounding communities are growing to a greater extent than than e'er before. The metropolis makes proficient occupation of the river as well as inland waterway called Drammensfjord, both for recreation, activities as well as housing. No metropolis inwards the dry reason has received every bit many awards for environmental as well as urban evolution every bit Drammen: half-dozen national as well as 2 international prizes since 2003.

Aass Brewery

Name as well as Coat of arms

The Old Norse cast of the city's advert was Drafn, as well as this was originally the advert of the inner purpose of Drammensfjord. The fjord is, however, in all likelihood named later on the river Drammenselva (Norse Drǫfn), as well as this 1 time again is derived from drǫfn f 'wave'. The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 Nov 1960. The arms are bluish alongside a gray/silver column on transcend of a foundation of rocks. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 key as well as a sword are crossed inwards the middle forming an x. It is based upon the one-time seal dating from 1723 for Bragernes, 1 of the primal parts of Drammen. The motto for Bragernes (in Latin) was In Fide Et Justitia Fortitudo (English: inwards faith as well as judge is strength), as well as the items inwards the seal are referring to this: key = faith, sword = justice, column on rocks = strength.

Drammen Theater

Attractions

Aass Brewery

Aass Brewery is the oldest surviving brewery inwards Norway, as well as has won acclaim for both its beer as well as its conservative building. Founded inwards 1834, the brewery's original products are soft drinks, beer as well as aquavit.

Skoger church

Bridges

l Drammen City Bridge (Drammensbrua bybro) - concrete duo which connects the ii centers of the town, built 1936[citation needed]

l Drammen Bridge (Drammensbrua) - superhighway box girder duo that crosses Drammenselva, built 1971

l Ypsilon duo (Ypsilon bru) - cable-stayed duo over Drammenselva, built 2007

Bragernes church

Drammen Museum

The Drammen Museum of Art as well as Cultural History includes the Marienlyst farm, a manor trouble solid from approx. 1770, museum edifice from 1930 alongside the museum's administration, permanent exhibitions as well as collections, as well as Lyche pavilion from 1990 alongside the gallery, temporary exhibitions as well as museum café, Halling yard, alongside five one-time buildings, the oldest from 1760's. The museum every bit good includes the ii largest preserved similar farms inwards Drammen, Gulskogen Manor as well as Austad farm.

Strømsgodset church

Drammen Theater

Drammen Theater inwards Bragernes was built inwards 1869 as well as was designed yesteryear architect Emil Victor Langlet. The theatre was the starting fourth dimension modern theatre inwards the country. It was designed inwards a complex Renaissance vogue alongside symmetrical facades as well as circular arched windows. After Drammen Theater suffered full devastation yesteryear burn inwards Dec 1993, a novel theatre was rebuilt on the model of the original house. It was finished during Feb 1997.