Kongsfoss power station

Kongsfoss power station is an industrial building in , , . Kongsfoss power station is situated nearby to the rest area , as well as near the fitness club .
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.

Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
is situated 1 km east of Kongsfoss power station.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kongsfoss power station.

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 2½ km northwest of Kongsfoss power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Åmot and Geithus.

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.

Village
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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 5 km northeast of Kongsfoss power station.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , . Its population is 684, of which 8 people live within the border of the neighbouring municipality of . It has a railway station on the Randsfjord Line. is situated 6 km south of Kongsfoss power station.

Kongsfoss power station

Latitude
59.89513° or 59° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
9.91139° or 9° 54′ 41″ east
Inception
2004
Operator
Kraftia Tjenester
Open location code
9FFFVWW6+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1109154891
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q11981700
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Satellite Map

Discover Kongsfoss power station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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