Nygård

Places of Interest

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.

Gravfoss Power Station

Warehouse

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gravfoss Power Station consists of two run-of-the-river power plants in the Drammen watercourse, in Modum municipality, Buskerud, Norway. The plants lie just above the confluence with the Snarum River at Geithus, below Geithusfoss Power Station, and use water coming from Tyrifjorden, the Begna, and the Randsfjorden/Dokka watercourses.

Gravfoss I power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gravfoss I power station is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

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 2½ km northeast of Nygård.

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 south of Nygård.

Vikersund

Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.

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

Nygård

Satellite Map

In Other Languages

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Farms to Discover

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português