- Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in
Buskerud county, Norway, today a part of the city ofDrammen .Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of
Bragernes (Drammen ). But since this annex belonged to the county ofVestfold , while the city belonged to the county ofBuskerud , it had to be established as aformannskapsdistrikt of its own January 1, 1838. (The law of "formannskapsdistrikt" also required a division between cities and rural districts.) The small size of this "formannskapsdistrikt" was, however, a problem - and it had to be merged with the larger municipality ofSkoger January 1, 1844. Before the merger Strømsgodset had a population of 731.Skoger (with Strømsgodset) was merged with Drammen January 1, 1964 - and it was then transferred from the county of Vestfold to the county of Buskerud.
Today, Strømsgodset is known mainly for its football team,
Strømsgodset IF .
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