Kongsfoss power station
Kongsfoss power station is an industrial building in Modum, Buskerud, Innlandet. Kongsfoss power station is situated nearby to the rest area Åmot, as well as near the waterfall Haugfoss.Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Modum municipality, Buskerud county, Norway
- Also known as: “Kongsfoss”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Åmot Church and Nykirke.
Åmot Church
Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Åmot Church is situated 1 km east of Kongsfoss power station.
Nykirke
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nykirke is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kongsfoss 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 is situated 2½ km northwest of Kongsfoss power station.
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 5 km northeast of Kongsfoss power station.
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 south of Kongsfoss power station.
Kongsfoss power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Modum, Buskerud, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.89513° or 59° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
9.91139° or 9° 54′ 41″ eastInception
2004Operator
Kraftia TjenesterOpen location code
9FFFVWW6+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1109154891OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q11981700
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kongsfoss power station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kongsfoss kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kongsfoss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kongsfoss kraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kongsfoss”
- Norwegian: “Kongsfoss kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kongsfoss and Åmot.
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