Haugfoss
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.Photo: Gunnmnisja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall on Simoa in Modum, Norway
- Also known as: “Haugfossen, Simoa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haugfoss power station and Nykirke.
Haugfoss power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugfoss power station is an industrial building.
Nykirke
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nykirke is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Haugfoss.
Åmot Church
Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Åmot Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Haugfoss.
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. Åmot is situated 3½ km southeast of Haugfoss.
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 5 km northeast of Haugfoss.
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 8 km south of Haugfoss.
Haugfoss
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.91377° or 59° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
9.88317° or 9° 52′ 59″ eastElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
9FFFWV7M+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3807347439OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
9062027Wikidata ID
Q19373781
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Haugfoss” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Haugfossen”
- Norwegian: “Haugfoss”
- Norwegian: “Haugfossen”
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Localities in the Area
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