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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: settlement in Modum Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Gjeithus”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Geithusfoss power station and Gravfoss Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vikersund and Åmot.
Åmot
Village
Sysle
Village
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.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″ north
Longitude
9.96793° or 9° 58′ 5″ east
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NO GTH
Open location code
9FFFWXJ9+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rolighetsmoen and Kattfoss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Geithus post i butikk and Stasjonsevja Lekeplass.
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Worth a closer look: Drammen and Kongsberg.
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