Haugfoss

Haugfoss is a waterfall in the Simoa, a tributary of the , in municipality, 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.
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall on Simoa in Modum, Norway
  • Also known as: “Haugfossen, Simoa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haugfoss power station and Nykirke.

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an industrial building.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Haugfoss.

Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is situated 3½ km southeast of Haugfoss.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Åmot and Geithus.

Village
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is a village in municipality in , . Located just south of , the two villages have grown closer to each other. They have a combined population of 5,694. is situated 3½ km southeast of Haugfoss.

Village
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is a village in municipality of , Norway. It is situated between the villages of and . is located where the southwestern arm of ends and drains into . is situated 5 km northeast of Haugfoss.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , . Its population is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of . It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line. is situated 8 km south of Haugfoss.

Haugfoss

Latitude
59.91377° or 59° 54′ 50″ north
Longitude
9.88317° or 9° 52′ 59″ east
Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)
Open location code
9FFFWV7M+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3807347439
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
9062027
Wiki­data 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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