Åmot Church
Åmot Church is a church in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Åmot Church is situated nearby to the waterfall Haugfoss, as well as near the village Geithus.Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Modum, Buskerud, Norway
- Also known as: “Amot”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kongsfoss power station and Haugfoss.
Kongsfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongsfoss power station is an industrial building, which is situated 1 km west of Åmot Church.
Haugfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Gunnmnisja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugfoss is a waterfall in the Simoa, a tributary of the Drammen River, in Modum municipality, Buskerud county. It has been used among other things to power Modum Blaafarveværk, which lies just below the waterfall, and from 1894 to 1926 the wood pulp company Haugfoss Træsliperi produced wood pulp at the fall. Haugfoss is situated 3½ km northwest of Åmot Church.
Nykirke
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nykirke is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Åmot Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åmot and Geithus.
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.
Geithus
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Geithus is situated 4½ km northeast of Åmot Church.
Skotselv
Village
Skotselv is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker, Norway. Its population is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of Modum. It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line. Skotselv is situated 6 km southwest of Åmot Church.
Åmot Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.89521° or 59° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
9.92943° or 9° 55′ 46″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Inception
1996Operator
Modum kirkelige fellesrådOpen location code
9FFFVWWH+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 667865470OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Åmot Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Åmot Kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åmot kirke i Modum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åmot kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åmot kirkested (Modum)”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åmot kyrkje i Modum”
- Norwegian: “Åmot kapell” (historical)
- Norwegian: “Åmot kirke”
- Norwegian: “Åmot”
- Swedish: “Åmot kyrka”
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