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Municipality in Buskerud, Norway
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Modum within Buskerud
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Modum is a municipality in Buskerud county , Norway . The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund . The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ).
The area has a long tradition of skiing with several famous skiers. Modum is home to one of the largest ski jumping hills in the world, Vikersundbakken which is situated in Heggen, outside Geithus . The hill record, established in 2017 is a jump of 253.5 metres (832 ft ).
General information [ edit ]
The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Modum farm (Old Norse : Móðheimr ), since the first church was built here. The first element is móða which means "river " (here the Drammenselva river) and the last element is heimr which means "home ", "homestead ", or "farm ". The name of the farm was later changed to Buskerud
Coat-of-arms [ edit ]
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 March 1985. The arms show three wavy silver lines “party per bend sinister ” on a blue background. They represent the three main rivers in the municipality: Drammenselva , Snarumselva , and Simoa and the colour blue represents Blaafarveværket .[4]
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Modum by country of origin in 2017 [5]
316
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78
76
71
71
70
52
48
Geography [ edit ]
The municipality is bordered in the north by Krødsherad and Ringerike , in the east by Hole and Lier , in the south by Øvre Eiker , and in the west by Sigdal .
Communities [ edit ]
The municipality has three main villages: Åmot , Geithus , and Vikersund .
Åmot is the starting point of Kunstnerdalen, which was frequently visited by of several Norwegian 19th and 19th century painters: Christian Krohg , Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude . It also was home to Theodor Kittelsen and Christian Skredsvig . Edvard Munch also painted in Modum. This is also the site of Blaafarveværket whichnow includes a museum and art gallery.[6]
Geithus is the location of two hydroelectric powerplants; Geithusfoss kraftverk and Gravfoss kraftverk.[7]
Vikersund is the municipality administrative center of Modum and the site of the Modum City Hall. It is also the site of Vikersundbakken .
Notable residents [ edit ]
Public service & business [ edit ]
Christopher Hornsrud, ca.1930 Maurits Hansen
The Arts [ edit ]
1934 baseball card of Arndt "Art" Jorgens
Sister cities [ edit ]
The following cities are twinned with Modum:[8]
Gallery [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer" . Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget .
^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden" . Retrieved 2009-01-10 .
^ "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents" . ssb.no. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2017 .
^ "Kunstnerdalen" . gonorway.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Geir Thorsnæs. "Geithus" . Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ "Nordiske vennskapskommuner" (in Norwegian). Modum kommune. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-01-10 .
^ "Om Gulsrud Kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Om Heggen kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Om Nykirke kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Om Rud Kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Om Snarum kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
^ "Om Vestre Spone kirke" . Modum Fellesraad. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
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County government: Buskerud County Municipality
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Drammen (1811)
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Rollag
Lier
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Modum
Ringerike
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Norderhov (1838-1964)
Nore (1858-1961)
Røyken (1838-2020)
Sandsvær (1838-1908)
Skoger (1838-1964)
Strømm (1838-1964)
Strømsgodset (1838-1844)
Tyristrand (1916-1964)
Uvdal (1901-1962)
Ytre Sandsvær (1908-1964)
Øvre Sandsvær (1908-1964)
Ådal (1857-1964)
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Östra Göinge, Skåne County, Sweden![Gulsrud Church[9]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gulsrud_Kirke.jpg)
![Heggen Church[10]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heggen_kirke_TRS_070429_022.jpg)
![Nykirke Church [11]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nykirke_Modum_TRS_1.jpg)
![Rud Church[12]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rud_kirke_Modum.jpg)
![Snarum Church[13]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Snarum_kirke_TRS_1.jpg)
![Vestre Spone Chapel[14]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vestre_Spone_kapell_TRS_2.jpg)
Buskerud travel guide from Wikivoyage
