Åssiden is the largest borough of

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, 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 village ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former 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 Hardan ...

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

Åssiden was a part of Lier municipality until 1951, when it became part of Drammen municipality. Åssiden is located on the western side of Drammen, north of the

Drammenselva Drammenselva ( en, Drammen River) is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway. Location Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a discharge of per second. Drammen River's total length is m ...

. Historically Åssiden was the location through which lumber was transported via Drammenselva into the city. Åssiden Elvepark is a park which was built on old landfill sites by the Drammenselva. Åssiden is the location of the vocational school,

Åssiden Upper Secondary School Åssiden Upper Secondary School ( no, Åssiden videregående skole) is a vocational upper secondary school located in the Åssiden area of Drammen, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic countr ...

(''Åssiden videregående skole'').

Åssiden IF Åssiden Idrettsforening (nicknamed "Åssia") is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and handball, and skiing, previously also bandy. It was founded in 1937. Åssiden was a part of Lier at t ...

is a local sports club which has sections for association football and team handball. Drammen Racecourse (''Drammen Travbane'') is also located in Åssiden. Åssiden Church (''Åssiden Kirke'') dates from 1967. It is designed by the architects Harald Hille and

Odd Østbye Odd Kjeld Østbye (1925–2009) was a Norwegian architect, professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (1988-1993), and rector of the same school from 1990–1993. After graduating with his examen artium degree in 1944, Østbye ...

. The building was built of brick and has 350 seats. It is part of the Drammen prosti in the Tunsberg diocese. There are two alpine ski lifts off E 134 on the road to

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...

. The site offers 100 km of cross-country ski tracks and 42 km of illuminated ski tracks in the hills above Åssiden. Kjøsterudjuvet is a wilderness ravine located only 10 minutes from downtown Drammen. The ravine is 1300 metres long and the stone walls are more than 60 metres high.''Kjøsterudjuvet'' (Visitnorway.com)
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Notable people from Åssiden

Arne Dokken Arne Dokken (born 27 August 1955) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played as forward for several Norwegian clubs and two Greek clubs and 24 matches for Norway national football team scoring two goals. In eight seasons in the N ...

, Norwegian former football player and coach *

Ludvig G. Braathen Ludvig Gustav Braathen (17 March 1891 – 27 December 1976) was a Norwegian entrepreneur that founded the shipping company Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi and the airline Braathens SAFE. He was CEO of both companies until his death. Biography Braath ...

(1891–1976), Norwegian entrepreneur

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Villages in Buskerud Drammen {{Buskerud-geo-stub