Where to stay in Mjøndalen
Beds in Mjøndalen gather along the Drammenselva, the way of a river town, with most rooms in the centre near Mjøndalen kirke where guest rooms and small hotels stand close to the shops and the riverbank. The centre suits visitors who want the town and the river on the doorstep. It is the handy base.
Toward Solberg and the sports grounds, rooms sit near Solberg idrettspark and Solberg kapell, useful for those coming for matches or touring the old district of Nedre Eiker. These fill on match days. Across the wider municipality, more beds lie a short way off in Drammen and toward Krokstadelva on the far bank, where larger hotels serve travellers using Mjøndalen as a base for this part of Buskerud.
Reserve ahead in summer and around big fixtures, when rooms near the river and the grounds fill quickly along the Drammenselva.
Things to do in Mjøndalen
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Churches & Religious Sites
- Nedre Eiker kirke Heritage-listed — building in Nedre Eiker
- Mjøndalen kirke — church building in Nedre Eiker
- Solberg kapell
Stadiums & Sports
- Solberg idrettspark
- Årbogen Idrettspark — sports venue in Drammen
About Mjøndalen
What is Mjøndalen known for?
Mjøndalen lines the south bank of the Drammenselva. The town grew as the centre of the old district of Nedre Eiker, the river running between it and Krokstadelva on the far shore. Sport runs deep here.
Solberg idrettspark and Årbogen Idrettspark draw the crowds of the valley, while the wooden Mjøndalen kirke and the older Nedre Eiker kirke mark the parish on this stretch of Buskerud now within Drammen.
What are the main landmarks in Mjøndalen?
Mjøndalen kirke marks the centre of the town. The wooden church stands above the south bank of the Drammenselva and gives the streets their fixed point. Sport draws the crowds too.
Solberg idrettspark and Årbogen Idrettspark serve the valley as its grounds, while the older Nedre Eiker kirke and the small Solberg kapell stand among the parishes of the former district of Nedre Eiker, now part of Drammen in Buskerud.
What is the history of Mjøndalen?
Mjøndalen grew on the south bank of the Drammenselva. Mills and workshops drew on the river's power, and the town rose as the centre of the old district of Nedre Eiker, facing Krokstadelva across the water as both banks filled with houses and works. The river made the town.
Trade and industry along the Drammenselva carried Mjøndalen through the years, the parish gathering around the wooden Mjøndalen kirke and the older Nedre Eiker kirke on the slopes above. Sport became part of the town's life as the works grew. Grounds rose at Solberg idrettspark and later at Årbogen Idrettspark, and the small Solberg kapell served the parish out toward the sports fields.
Nedre Eiker was joined into the wider municipality of Drammen, and Mjøndalen settled into its role as a river town and centre of population on this south-eastern reach of Buskerud beside the Drammenselva.
Where is Mjøndalen?
Mjøndalen lies on the south bank of the Drammenselva in the south-eastern part of Buskerud, in south-eastern Norway. The town faces Krokstadelva across the river and runs along the valley floor where the slopes rise toward Solberg and the woods above. River and valley frame the place.
Mjøndalen sits within the municipality of Drammen, the old centre of Nedre Eiker, with Mjøndalen kirke above the bank and the sports grounds of Solberg idrettspark set back on the slopes of this reach of Buskerud.
What is the climate of Mjøndalen?
Mjøndalen has the cool inland climate of the Drammenselva valley in eastern Norway. Winters run cold and snowy, frost binding the slopes above the river and snow lying over the valley floor and the sports grounds through the dark months. Summers are warm and green.
The valley holds the day's heat under the long northern daylight, and the river draws walkers along the bank in the warm season, while the surrounding ridges keep the nights cool across this corner of Buskerud near Drammen.
How do you get to Mjøndalen?
Mjøndalen sits on the rail line and road running up the Drammenselva valley. Trains stop here on the route west from Drammen, and the station lies a short walk from Mjøndalen kirke and the riverbank. Many come by car.
The main road follows the south bank past the sports grounds of Solberg idrettspark toward Krokstadelva and the old district of Nedre Eiker, while the wider airports of eastern Norway lie off to the south-east for those reaching this part of Buskerud from further away.