Holmen (Drammen)
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59°44′13″N 10°13′44″E / 59.73694°N 10.22889°EHolmen, formerly also Møllerholmen, is an 0.6 km2[1] island at the mouth of the river Drammenselva in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, and the only remaining island in downtown Drammen.[2] [3]
Historical records from 400 years ago reveal that the island was just a sand bank, but over the years since, it has grown substantially, first due to the post-glacial rebound, but foremost due to artificial mass deposits. Some of the mass comes from infrastructure projects (tunnel excavations) near Drammen. Future deposits will increase the island's area to 0.9 km2. The western tip of the island, called Holmenokken, is a public park where midsummer bonfires have been lit in later years.[3]
The tallest building on the island, the 45 m grain elevator, was built in 1971. During construction, a secret room was added at the top, for the police (PST). The vantage point was used throughout the Cold War for surveillance of the Soviet-owned car import companies Konela and Koneisto, who had mostly Russian employees. PST believed that at least some of these employeees were KGB agents.[4][5]
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