Drammen fjord
| Drammen fjord | |
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 The Drammen fjord as seen from Hyggen . On the horizon the sound between Verket and Svelvik |
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| Waters | Oslofjord |
| Land mass | Viken , Viken |
| Geographical location | 59 ° 42 '30 " N , 10 ° 18' 29" E |
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| Greatest water depth | 117 m |
| Tributaries | Drammenselva , Lierelva, Åroselva |
The Drammen fjord is a Norwegian fjord about 30 kilometers long , which flows into the outer Oslofjord as a north-western tributary . The largest tributary is the water-rich Drammen River , which flows into the sea in the town of Drammen at the northeastern end of the fjord . The city at the end of the fjord is the center of the Drammen region , Norway's fifth largest metropolitan area with 147,600 inhabitants (as of 2010).
On the western side lies the municipality of Drammen, which belongs to Viken ; on the north side is the place Lierstranda , which is part of the Viken municipality Lier . On the eastern side, the Hurumlandet peninsula with the Viken municipality of Asker separates the Drammen fjord from the Oslofjord.
A large terminal moraine protrudes from the Hurumlandet peninsula between Tettsted Svelvik in the west and the Verket settlement in the east of Hurum and divides the Drammen fjord into a flat outer and up to 117 meters deep inner section. The narrow sound there is about 200 meters wide and carries a strong current with it. Because of the restriction on the Sound and the abundance of water of the river system Drammensvassdraget the inner part contains a lot of brackish water . A car ferry runs between Svelvik and Verket on the strait 10 kilometers north of the fjord mouth.
The Drammen fjord is open to shipping all year round. If necessary, icebreakers are used in winter.
The name Drammen used to describe the inner part of the fjord, which was called Drafn in Old Norse . The corresponding term for the female Drǫfn was the name of the Drammen River, which is believed to be older than the name of the fjord. It is believed that Drammen stands for the billowing or the one who has unclean water .
The Vikings used the fjord as a trade route. The Snorra Edda describes how they sailed up the fjord in their longships . In modern times, the Drammen fjord developed into Norway's most important main artery for timber exports. In the 20th century, industry and dense settlements led to severe pollution of the water, especially in the inner part of the fjord, the water quality of which has improved significantly in recent years thanks to countermeasures. Today the fjord is an important recreational area for the Drammen region.
Web links
- Drammen region (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kommunal- og Regionaldepartmentet: Storbymeldingen - 2 Norske storby- og byregioner , accessed on November 10, 2011 (Norwegian)
- ↑ a b Store norske leksikon : Drammernfjorden , accessed on September 27, 2010 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Store norske leksikon: Drammen , accessed on September 27, 2010 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Drammen havn: Historie , accessed on September 27, 2010 (Norwegian)