Modum

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Modum kommune
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
Coordinates 59°57′N 9°58′E
www.modum.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 59°57′N 9°58′E

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.

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Modum (Norse Móðheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is móða f 'river' (here Dramselva), the last element is heimr m 'home, homestead, farm'. (The name of the farm was later changed to > Buskerud.)

[edit] Well-known residents

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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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