DRAMMEN, a town in the county of Buskerud, Norway, at the junction of the Drammen river with the Drammen fjord, the western branch of the Oslofjord. Pop. (193o) 26,204. The town is divided into two sections, Bragernes north of the river and Stromso and Tangen to the south. A fishing village existed here in the 13th century. In 1615 Bragernes and Stromso were incor porated and in 1811 they were united into a municipal town under the name of Drammen. The town is an important railway junction and the export centre for one of the richest forest districts of Nor way. Along the Drammen watercourse is centred much of the Norwegian wood-pulp, cellulose and paper industry. The town has several engineering works and saw mills. Wood-pulp, cellulose, paper, timber, frames and mouldings are exported while coal is the most important import.