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its almost total destruction by Are in 1866), Strømsø on the S. side,
and Tangen to the S.E., which originally formed three distinct
communities. The situation of Drammen on the estuary of the river,
between hills of considerable height, is picturesque, and not
without pretensions to grandeur. The pretty fjord extends down to
Holmestrand (p. 31). The trade of the place is very considerable,
consisting chiefly in the export of timber (annual value over
5,000,000 kr.), and of a quantity of zinc and nickel from Skouger
and Ringerike. The commercial fleet of Drammen is one of the
largest in Norway, vying in importance with those of Christiania
and Arendal. Vessels of large tonnage can load and discharge at
the stone quays of Bragernæs.
The railway-station lies at the S. end of a Timber Bridge,
crossing the Drammenselv and connecting Strømsø and Bragernæs. The
bridge affords a pleasant promenade in hot weather, on account
of the cool breezes always blowing up or down the valley.
Charming pro«pect in every direction: the Brandposten (see below),
with its two flagstaffs, is conspicuous on the hillside to the right.
The bridge leads from the station to the Bragerna’s-Torc, the
chief market-place, in which, to the right, are the Exchange (with
the Post and Telegraph Offices, entrance in the .^tnr-Gade). and
facing us the Raadhus and Byret (court-house) , with the
inscription Ret og Sandhed (‘justice and truth’). Ascending hence in a
straight direction, between the two small towers of the Kirke-Gade,
we soon reach the conspicuous Bragernæs Church, a handsome
Gothic brick edifice by Nordgren, built after the fire of 1866, and
consecrated in 1871. The interior is embellished with a
Resurrection by Tidemand (d. 1876), and an *Angel over the font by
Borch. (The ‘Kirketjener’, or sacristan, lives in the one-storied
white wooden house opposite the sacristy, to the left; fee >/2-l kr.)
Proceeding to the E. from Bragernæs church, we reach
(1“2-15 min.) the *Braxdpostex, one of the finest points of view near
Drammen, affording an extensive prospect of Tangen, Strømsø, and
Bragernæs, of ‘Holmen’ (p. 16), the valley of the Drammenselv, and
the fjord. The veranda of the watchman’s house is always
accessible. Cannons are fired here when a fire is observed in the town.
The road ascends hence to the (35-40 min.) Klopkjarn (755 ft.),
a sequestered lake in the midst of a wood, whence the town derives
its water-supply. To the right is a small house where refreshments
are sold. A footpath (difficult at one point) ascends to the right in
5 min. to Prinds Oscars Udsigt, which affords a good survey of the
Lierdal and the fjord.
A promenade called the ‘Oscarsstien’ connects the Klopkjærn
with the beautiful points of view on the slopes of the
*Bragerxæs-aas, which may also be reached direct in 35-40 min. by a zigzag
road, provided with numerous benches (‘Albumstien’). The views
embrace the town and fjord, and the valley up to Hougsund and
Baedeker’s Norway and Sweden. 4th Edit. O
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