Torud

Torud is a farm in , , . Torud is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Åmot Church and Haugfoss.

Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

Waterfall
Photo: Gunnmnisja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Træsliperi produced wood pulp at the fall. is situated 3½ km west of Torud.

Warehouse
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
consists of two run-of-the-river power plants in the Drammen watercourse, in municipality, , . The plants lie just above the confluence with the Snarum River at Geithus, below Geithusfoss Power Station, and use water coming from , the Begna, and the Randsfjorden/Dokka watercourses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geithus and Åmot.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 2½ km northeast of Torud.

Village
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ km southwest of Torud.

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is a town of 3,232 inhabitants in the municipality capital of , in the county of , Norway.

Torud

Latitude
59.91333° or 59° 54′ 48″ north
Longitude
9.94438° or 9° 56′ 40″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
9FFFWW7V+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9666267305
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­farm
Geo­Names ID
9479550
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Torud” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Torud”

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