Friluftsakademiet på Modum

Friluftsakademiet på Modum is in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Friluftsakademiet på Modum is situated nearby to the waterfall Haugfoss, as well as near the public building Arsenikktårnet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haugfoss and Haugfoss power station.

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 power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haugfoss power station is an industrial building, which is situated 150 metres east of Friluftsakademiet på Modum.

Nykirke

Church

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Nykirke is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Friluftsakademiet på Modum.

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. Åmot is situated 3½ km southeast of Friluftsakademiet på Modum.

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 5 km northeast of Friluftsakademiet på Modum.

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 8 km south of Friluftsakademiet på Modum.

Friluftsakademiet på Modum

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.91331° or 59° 54′ 48″ north

Longitude

9.88316° or 9° 52′ 59″ east

Open location code

9FFFWV7M+87

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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