Modum

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Modum kommune

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County	Buskerud
District
Municipality	NO-0623
Administrative centre	Vikersund
Mayor (2003)	Odd Flattum (Ap)
Official language form	Bokmål
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 204 515 km² 463 km² 0.16 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 87 12,594 0.28 % 3.2 % 27/km²
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www.modum.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway

Modum is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It 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 bySigdal.

The municipality has three centers or villages, Åmot, Geithus and the municipality administrative center of Vikersund. Åmot is the starting point for the Kunstnerdal. Here is located Blaafarveværket, which includes a cobalt museum, art institutions and a children’s barn yard.

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. The hill record, established in 2004 is an amazing jump of 219 meters.

Well-known residents

• Ole Einar Bjørndalen, ski biathlete
• Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, ski jumper
• Mauritz Hansen (1774 - 1843), author
• Christopher Hornsrud (1859 - 1960), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Jonas Lie (1833-1908), author
• Thure Erik Lund, author
• Jan Erik Skretteberg, politician

External links

• Blaafarveværket Cobalt mines
• Culture in Modum on the map from Kulturnett.no

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Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål

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