Geithus
Geithus is a village in Modum municipality of Buskerud, Norway. It is situated between the villages of Åmot and Vikersund. Geithus is located where the southwestern arm of Tyrifjorden ends and drains into Drammenselva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: settlement in Modum Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Gjeithus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Geithusfoss power station and Gravfoss II power station.
Geithusfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geithusfoss power station is an industrial building.
Gravfoss II power station
Warehouse
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gravfoss II power station is a warehouse.
Gravfoss I power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gravfoss I power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vikersund and Åmot.
Vikersund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vikersund is a town of 3,232 inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Åmot
Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Åmot is a village in Modum municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Located just south of Geithus, the two villages have grown closer to each other. They have a combined population of 5,694. Åmot is situated 5 km southwest of Geithus.
Sysle
Village
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population is 227. Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund. Sysle is situated 7 km northwest of Geithus.
Geithus
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.93203° or 59° 55′ 55″ northLongitude
9.96793° or 9° 58′ 5″ eastElevation
72 metres (236 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO GTHOpen location code
9FFFWXJ9+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 304380847OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3155887Wikidata ID
Q4588586
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Uzbek—“Geithus” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Geithus”
- Dutch: “Geithus”
- French: “Geithus”
- Irish: “Geithus”
- Javanese: “Geithus”
- Malay: “Geithus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Geithus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Geithus”
- Norwegian: “Geithus”
- Polish: “Geithus”
- Romanian: “Geithus”
- Swedish: “Geithus”
- Uzbek: “Geithus”
- “Geithus”
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