Drammen

Kommune in Buskerud, Norwegen

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Drammen is a port and river city located in Buskerud county in southeastern Norway, which is the country's most densely populated region. The municipality encompasses not only the city itself but also several smaller towns and villages, making it a significant urban area in Norway.

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Key facts

Kommune.name: Drammen
Kommune.other_name: Strømsø-Bragernes
Kommune.nicknames: Elvebyen, The River City
Kommune.idnumber: 3301
Kommune.county: Buskerud
Kommune.capital: Drammen
Kommune.demonym: Drammenser
Kommune.language: Bokmål
Kommune.coatofarms: Drammen komm.svg
Kommune.munwebpage: www.drammen.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Kjell Arne Hermansen
Kommune.mayor_party: H
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2023
Kommune.area_rank: 366
Kommune.area_total_km2: 137
Kommune.area_land_km2: 135
Kommune.area_water_percent: 0.04
Kommune.population_as_of: Second quarter of 2025

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Location: Drammen, Norway
Status: Active

Website →ROR →

GRID grid.457645.1 · ISNI 0000 0004 0518 3176

Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Norway
Demonym: svelviking
Country: Norway
Located in: Buskerud
Capital: Drammen
Population: 106013
Area: 12.56
Elevation: 14
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Drammenselva
Shares border with: Asker
Official website: www.drammen.kommune.no
Image: Ypsilon i Drammen.jpg
Households: 1251

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twinned administrative body: Pärnu
category for people born here: Category:Births in Drammen
Commons category: Drammen
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Drammen
category of associated people: Category:People from Drammen
different from: Drammen
language used: Nynorsk
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P8168: Rodilovka
inception: 1811-06-19
maximum temperature record: 30.8
postal code: 3075

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Article · Deutsch

Drammen ist eine Stadt und Kommune in der Provinz (Fylke) Viken, bis Ende 2019 Buskerud, in Norwegen. Sie liegt 41 Kilometer südwestlich von Oslo an der Mündung des lachsreichen Drammenselva in den Drammensfjorden, einen Nebenarm des Oslofjordes. Die Kommune grenzt im Nordosten an die Kommune Lier, im Südosten an Asker, im Süden an Holmestrand und im Westen an Modum und Øvre Eiker. Drammen ist Teil der Metropolregion um Oslo, eines der am schnellsten wachsenden Gebiete Norwegens.

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