Drammen

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The city of Drammen is in the municipality of Drammen in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Area: 137 km2 Population: 56 688 (January 2004)

Statistics Norway about Drammen: http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/0602
Drammen municipality: http://www.drammen.kommune.no/
Drammens Tidende: http://www.dt.no/
Local television channel http://www.tv-drammen.no/
Local radio channel http://www.kanal1.as/
Drammen og Oplands turistforening: http://www.dotf.no/

=History - ancient to present=

Rock carvings at ÃÂÃÂskollen and Skogerveien are 6000-7000 years old, and are the first signs of human activity in the area. The largest rock carving at ÃÂÃÂskollen depicts an elk.

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Table of contents

1 Geography
2 Economy
3 Culture

3.1 Sports
3.2 Film, theatre, libraries, museums
3.3 Music

4 Poltics

4.4 1800-1900
4.5 Present

Geography

Economy

Drammen havn, first described in 1070 by Snorri Sturluson : http://www.drammenhavn.no/
Aass bryggeri, founded 1834: http://www.aass.no/
Norman Data Defense Systems/Norman ASA, founded 1984: http://www.norman.com/

Culture

Sports

Olympic/World Record holders born in Drammen:
Kim Christiansen, born May 8, 1976. 2001 Snowboarding World Championships at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy (Jan. 21-28), Christiansen won the halfpipe.
Johann Olav Koss, born October 29, 1968. Between 1990-94 he managed no less than 10 world records for speed skating on the distances 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 meters.
Sten Einar Stensen, born December 18, 1947. World record 10000 meters speed skating, 1976.
Charles Mathiesen, born February 12, 1911. World record 10000 meters speed skating, 1940.
Championships:
2004, Womens' World Cup Cross-Country Skiing.
1947, Skating World Championship for Women. 3. place went to Maggi Kvegstad, 2. place to Else Marie Kristiansen, both from Norway. Sports clubs:
Drammen hÃÂÃÂ¥ndballklubb: http://www.dhk.no/
Drammen Seilforening: http://www.dsl.no/
Drammen Sportsdanseklubb: http://www.dansesport.com/
Drammen Cycleklubb: http://www.dck.as/
Idrettsforeningen Hellas: http://www.ifhellas.no/
StrÃÂÃÂ¸msgodset IF: http://www.godset.no/
SBK Drafn: http://www.drafn.no/

Film, theatre, libraries, museums

Drammen kino: http://www.filmweb.no/drammenkino/
Drammens teater, first house at Tangen between 1770 and 1800: http://www.drammensteater.no/
Drammen bibliotek: http://www.drammen.kommune.no/bibliotek
Drammen museum: http://www.drammens.museum.no/

Music

Johan Halvorsen, 1864-1935, composer, conductor and musician

Poltics

1800-1900

1848 - the first labour union in Norway is started by Marcus Thrane in Drammen.

Present

Norway is famous for its fjords. Supporters of replacing a grey concrete motor highway bridge spanning 1892 meters with a tunnel under Drammensfjorden: http://home.online.no/cgi-bin/vis-interaktiv?reidar/ztunnel