Melum

Melum is a farm in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Melum is situated nearby to the village Åmot, as well as near the quarter Engerhagen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Åmot Church and Kongsfoss power station.

Kongsfoss power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kongsfoss power station is an industrial building.

Haugfoss

Waterfall

Photo: Gunnmnisja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Haugfoss is situated 3½ km northwest of Melum.

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.

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 4½ km northeast of Melum.

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 6 km southwest of Melum.

Melum

Type: Farm
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.89533° or 59° 53′ 43″ north

Longitude

9.93489° or 9° 56′ 6″ east

Elevation

111 metres (364 feet)

Open location code

9FFFVWWM+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2374716882

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

9494660

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Norwegian: “Melum”

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