Modum

Modum Municipality
Modum kommune
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Modum within Buskerud
Modum within Buskerud
Coordinates: 59°57′27″N 9°58′58″E / 59.95750°N 9.98278°E / 59.95750; 9.98278
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
DistrictRingerike
Administrative centreVikersund
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Sunni Grøndahl Aamodt (Sp)
Area
 • Total515 km2 (199 sq mi)
 • Land463 km2 (179 sq mi)
 • Rank#204 in Norway
Population
 (2004)
 • Total12,594
 • Rank#87 in Norway
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +3.2%
DemonymMoing/Moding[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3316[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Modum City Hall at Vikersund

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).

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.