Drammensfjord is a fjord in along the border of Akershus and Buskerud counties in Norway that connects to Ytre Oslofjord on the west side. It stretches about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north and northeast. The Drammenselva river discharges into the head of the fjord. The fjord shares its name with the city of Drammen which is located at the head of the fjord. Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county is located on the west and north sides of the fjord. The land on the east side of the fjord is called Hurumhalvøya or the Hurum peninsula and this is located in Asker Municipality. The Hurum peninsula lies between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord.
The narrow, shallow Svelvik strait has Norway's shortest ferry crossing.
The Svelvik strait and the sandy Svelvik moraine.
The 117 m (384 ft) «Pandion» passing through the strait (2010).
is a town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast of the town of Drammen and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the village of Berger. The village of Klokkarstua lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east, across the fjord.
View of the town
The ferry MF Svelviksund goes between Verket and Svelvik.
Svelvik Church is the church in Svelvik, built in 1859 with seating for 450.
View from the fjord (Jan 2009) Credit: Håvard Selby Ebbestad