Gravfoss

Gravfoss is a bridge in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Gravfoss is situated nearby to the industrial building Geithusfoss power station, as well as near the village Åmot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gravfoss I power station and Gravfoss Power Station.

Gravfoss I power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gravfoss I power station is an industrial building.

Gravfoss Power Station

Warehouse

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gravfoss Power Station consists of two run-of-the-river power plants in the Drammen watercourse, in Modum municipality, Buskerud, Norway. The plants lie just above the confluence with the Snarum River at Geithus, below Geithusfoss Power Station, and use water coming from Tyrifjorden, the Begna, and the Randsfjorden/Dokka watercourses. Gravfoss Power Station is situated 180 metres south of Gravfoss.

Geithusfoss power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Geithusfoss power station is an industrial building, which is situated 1 km east of Gravfoss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geithus and Åmot.

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.

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 4½ km south of Gravfoss.

Vikersund

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Vikersund is a town of 3,232 inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.

Gravfoss

Type: Bridge
Category: transportation
Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.93099° or 59° 55′ 52″ north

Longitude

9.94712° or 9° 56′ 50″ east

Elevation

53 metres (174 feet)

Open location code

9FFFWWJW+9R

GeoNames ID

8588287

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Norwegian: “Gravfoss”

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