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 cellulose 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.[1]
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. As of 2020, the church was moved from Eiker prosti to Drammen Prosti, which is a part of the Diocese of Tunsberg. This happened as a result of the municipal merger between Nedre Eiker and Drammen municipality.[3]
Portåsen
Portåsen - childhood home of poet Herman Wildenvey
Portåsen is a museum honouring the life and writing of Herman Wildenvey, a prominent Norwegian poet. He lived in Mjøndalen as a young child and later moved to a farm near the village.[4]
tiftelsen 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.[5][6]
^Mjøndalen parish. "Om Mjøndalen menighet" [About Mjøndalen congregation]. Den Norske Kirke (Kirken.no) (in Norwegian). Retrieved April 23, 2023. the parish boundaries will be changed so that the parishes of Mjøndalen and Nedre Eiker will no longer belong to Eiker parish but will fall under Drammen parish.
