Hvalsknatten

Hvalsknatten is a hill in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet and has an elevation of 592 metres. Hvalsknatten is situated nearby to the hamlet Rød, as well as near the locality Bergsvollen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vikersund Station and Heggen kyrkje.

Vikersund Station

Railway station

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Vikersund Station is a railway station located at the village of Vikersund in Modum, Norway. At Vikersund there is a junction with the Randsfjorden Line on which Vy Tog operates some express trains between Bergen and Oslo. Vikersund Station is situated 3 km west of Hvalsknatten.

Heggen kyrkje

Church

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Heggen kyrkje is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Hvalsknatten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vikersund and Geithus.

Vikersund

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

Geithus

Village

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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 6 km southwest of Hvalsknatten.

Sysle

Village

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Sysle is a village in the municipality of Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. Its population is 227. Sysle is principally a residential area situated about six km northwest of Vikersund. Sysle is situated 8 km west of Hvalsknatten.

Hvalsknatten

Type: Hill with an elevation of 592 metres
Description: hill in Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Category: landform
Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.9673° or 59° 58′ 2″ north

Longitude

10.04771° or 10° 2′ 52″ east

Elevation

592 metres (1,942 feet)

Open location code

9FFGX28X+W3

GeoNames ID

9249764

Wikidata ID

Q31370489

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Hvalsknatten” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Хвалскнатен”
Cebuano: “Hvalsknatten”
Dutch: “Hvalsknatten”
Norwegian: “Hvalsknatten”

Localities in the Area

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