Drammen is a city and municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.

History

Rock carvings at Åskollen and Skogerveien 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.

Famous people from 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. 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.
• Johan Halvorsen, 1864-1935, composer, conductor and musician
• Marcus Thrane , started the first labour union in Norway, in 1848.

External links

• Statistics Norway about Drammen
• Drammens Tidende, local newspaper
• Local television channel
• Local radio channel
• Drammen og Oplands turistforening
• Drammen theatre
• Drammen museum