Tuesday 4 November 2008

My World - Drammen - Norway

Drammen is one of the larger cities in Norway, and lies about 40 km from the capital of Norway, Oslo. The city centre lies at the end of a valley, on both sides of the river Drammenselva, and where the river meets the Drammensfjord. Drammen is also the main harbour for car and fruit import in Norway.

As of 1 January 2007, the population of the urban area of Drammen is 93,006. Drammen is the sixth largest urban area of Norway and occupies territory in five municipalities: Drammen (with about 61% of the population), Nedre Eiker (23%), Øvre Eiker (8%), Lier (5%) and Røyken (3%).[2]

The boroughs of Drammen are Austad/Fjell, Bragernes, Gulskogen, Konnerud, Skoger, Strømsø/Danvik, Tangen/Åskollen and Åssiden.

The Øvre Sund area, situated along Drammenselva, will be regulated by the municipality in order to restore this area's character. The buildings there are from the 18th and 19th century, and contribute, as well as the river and the brewery, to give the city a special identity.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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20 comments:

Ivar Østtun said...

Gode kveldsbilder John. Er de tatt hjemmefra?

Anonymous said...

Very nice! There's a lot to look at and it seems even more interesting to barely be able to make things out. I'd love living in the third light on the mountain on the left :-)

Anonymous said...

great panoramas

Jorunn Helene said...

Hei ! Her har du mange Stemningsfulle Kvelds-bilder fra Drammen. Vakkert.
Du har en nydelig blogg med mange fine bilder.
Ha en fin kveld.
Hilsen fra helene.

Anonymous said...

hello! nice blog ;)

imac said...

Hi John, it looks so beautiful, I'm really looking forward to my cruise to Norway next year.

Garden Angel said...

Sukk...Er det noe rart i at jeg digger bloggen din!
Nydelig presentasjon av Drammen, som går meg rett til hjerte:)

Litt av et arbeid du har gjort her også, med så mange linker;)
Bra jobba.., og flotte stemningsbilder du har knipset fra byen i mitt hjerte!

Ler litt nå...Skikkelig innlevelse her...flirer:))

Skikkelig Drammenspatriot jeg!
Har nok følt at Drammen har blitt urettferdig behandlet og stemplet en håndfull ganger..
Derfor knuger jeg god omtalelse av byen til hjertet...!

(Og skal nå på audition på en operette som handler om "Drammen by" i den nye operaen...)
Ha ha ha

Fin kveld ønskes deg og fruen;)
Hilsen Drammenspatrioten(",)

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful image! Wonderful vista!
Cheers, Klaus

Louise said...

Beautiful evening captures. I love the road over the bridge in the first shot. Thanks for sharing your world!

Rune Eide said...

Mye god rrklame for både Drammen og Norge her! Du begynner å få dreisen på de nattbildene.

Garden Angel said...

Hei igjen!
Takker for koselig kommentar hos meg:)
Duu...det er ikke det at jeg ikke vil bli med på nettfoto.
Viljen er der;) Bare det at jeg føler at jeg kommer litt til kort når det gjelder å skrive innstillinger og div.
Har ikke så veldig peiling der...
Uff...nå måtte jeg innrømme det også;) blush..hihi

Har jo vært inne å snoket der. Og kunne gjerne tenkt meg å bli med hvis det er plass til en skikkelig amatør som tar bilder på "lykke og fromme"..?
Har til og med prøvd å legge igjen kommentarer på bildene der, men det gikk jo ikke..siden jeg ikke var medlem:)

Anonymous said...

Great evening photos! I recently where very near Drammen - went to Hurumhalvön on a birthday party :-)

We did go by car from Stockholm to Hurum. Nice scenery along the way.

Norway is very beautiful, we've been talked about going on a longer trip there some time in the future.

imac said...

Just wanted to thank you for your kind comments on my Scottish post John.

Anonymous said...

These are beautiful! I love the lights of the city and the detail is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
:-)

Unknown said...

Wonderful pictures and interesting facts

chrome3d said...

It looked so peaceful and clean out there.

Lilli & Nevada said...

I love the scenery with all the lights, looks like Christmas . Love the information as well

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photography. It really looks nice on your black layout.

Lew said...

Your dusk and night photos are terrific! I love the way the cities, hills and water come together in Norway - very beautiful country.

Marcos Santos said...

John

His world is very good!
I believe it is a great city.