Mjøndalen is a

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Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in 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 villages such as Konne ...

municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county),

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. It is situated south of the

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River opposite of Krokstadelva.

History

Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most known as an industrial sawmill location. Historically Mjøndalen was known for its industry; including paper & pulp production and a substantial

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industry. The production of wood products and furniture are also traditional commercial activities. All the paper mills closed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Sports and media

Mjøndalen has a friendly sports rivalry with the neighbouring communities of Solbergelva and Krokstadelva. The rivalry is mostly in sports such as football and bandy and cross-country skiing. In football,

Mjøndalen IF Fotball Mjøndalen IF Fotball – commonly known as Mjøndalen IF, and (especially locally) Mjøndar'n or MIF – is the football department of Mjøndalen IF. Founded in 1910, the club is located in Mjøndalen, Viken, Norway. The team plays its home mat ...

plays in Eliteserien, the top tier in the Norwegian league system. In bandy,

Mjøndalen IF Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club located in Mjøndalen, Viken, Norway. Of the different athletic endeavours that the club supports, it may be best known in Norway for its bandy national championship teams and internationally for its asso ...

have become Norwegian champions several times. The newspaper ''

Eikerbladet ''Eikerbladet'' (The Eiker Gazette) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Mjøndalen in Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, T ...

'' is published in Mjøndalen.

Mjøndalen Church

Mjøndalen Church (''Mjøndalen Kirke'') was opened in 1983. It was built after drawings by architect Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl. The building was constructed of brick and wood and has 380 seats. The building consists of the church sanctuary and adjacent church hall, offices, chapel and youth department and group rooms. It is part of the Church of Norway and belongs to Eiker Prosti in the

Diocese of Tunsberg Tunsberg is a diocese of the Church of Norway. It includes parishes located within the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, with the cathedral located in Tønsberg. The Diocese of Tunsberg consists of the cathedral deanery and 9 rural deaneries. Hi ...

Portåsen

Portåsen is a museum honouring the life and writing of Herman Wildenvey, a prominent Norwegian poet. Herman Wildenvey lived the first three years of his life in Mjøndalen. At three years of age, he was moved to the Portåsen farm on the edge of the forest above the village. Today Portåsen, Wildenveys rike is a cultural centre, meeting place and venue for local, regional and national artists. The site includes a newly renovated farmhouse and farm buildings. Stiftelsen Portåsen is the organization which works on the development of Portåsen and which operates in affiliation with Buskerud Museum (''Buskerudmuseet''), a foundation for the preservation of cultural heritage within Buskerud.

Notable residents

References

External links

Picture and map of MjøndalenPortåsen official website
Villages in Buskerud Nedre Eiker Drammen {{Buskerud-geo-stub