The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway.

Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger.

Drammen is located west of the Oslofjord inlet, situated approximately 44 km (27 mi) southwest of the capital city of Oslo.

The city makes good use of the Drammensfjord, a waterway utilised for recreation, fishing and other activities, as well as waterfront housing.

[8] The city is the country's record champion in environment and urban development, 21 prices since 2003 with 16 national and 5 international.

In 1662, a merger was proposed to unite Strømsø and Bragernes to form a market town with the name Frederiksstrøm.

Bragernes received limited market town rights in 1715, and merged with Strømsø to gain status as a single city on 19 June 1811.

[10] Its geographical location made the city favorable for seafaring, shipbuilding, log driving, timber trade.

[14] In recent years, the city centre has seen the introduction of new housing, shopping facilities, restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as a public pathway along the Drammenselva river.

The Holmen island in Drammen is also the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway.

As of 2022, immigrants of non-Western origin and their children enumerated 20,507 and made up an estimated 22% of Drammen's population.

[25] Immigrants of Western origin and their children enumerated 9,333 and made up an estimated 9% of Drammen's population.

[31] The Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History includes Marienlyst, a manor house from ca.

[38] The Drammen Spiral is a road tunnel that allows access to the Skansen Ridge, 180 m (591 ft) above the town.

It was designed in a complex Renaissance style with symmetrical facades and round arched windows.