Akershus is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, although Oslo itself is not a part of Akershus. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020 and again from 2024, Akershus also has a more narrow meaning as a smaller central county in the Greater Oslo Region. In 2020, the county of Akershus was merged into Viken along with the counties of Østfold and Buskerud. In 2022, the Storting voted to dissolve Viken and reestablish Akershus county. Akershus was reestablished in 2024 with slightly altered borders now including the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner plus the former municipalities of Røyken and Hurum which merged with Asker in 2020.
Buskerud is a county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen. Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken County on 1 January 2020. On the 23 February 2022 Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger. Due to this, Buskerud was re-established in 2024.
Drammen is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. 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.
Solbergelva is a village in Drammen municipality in Buskerud, Norway. The village lies north of Drammenselva, approx. 5 miles west of Bragernes square, between Åssiden in the east and Krokstadelva in the west with Solbergfjellet north. It is part of Drammen municipality and has about 6.000 inhabitants in 2017.
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author. He is best known for the Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. He also served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kristianssand from 1874 until his death in 1882.
Konnerud is a village located south of the city of Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. Konnerud has a population of 10 314 (2019)
Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties, Norway. Of its population of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of Drammen whereas 428 live in Sande in Vestfold county, Norway.
Drammenselva is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway.
Bragernes is one of the central areas of the city of Drammen in Buskerud, Norway.
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen.
Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva.
Strømsø is a borough of Drammen, Viken, Norway.
Lene Camilla Westgaard-Halle is a Norwegian political scientist from Drammen, and politician for the Conservative Party.
Julius Nicolai Jacobsen was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He founded J. N. Jacobsen & Co. which became one of the country's larger forest product companies.
Åssiden is the largest borough of Drammen in Buskerud county, Norway.
Bernhard Folkestad was a Norwegian naturalist painter and essayist.
Carl Christian August Jacob Bonnevie was a Norwegian physician and politician.
Christian Cappelen was a Norwegian organist and composer.
Holmen, formerly also Møllerholmen, is an 0.6 km2 island at the mouth of the river Drammenselva in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, and the only remaining island in downtown Drammen.
