# Geithus

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Village in Modum Municipality, Norway

**Geithus** is a village in [Modum](/source/Modum) municipality of [Buskerud](/source/Buskerud), Norway. It is situated between the villages of [Åmot](/source/%C3%85mot%2C_Buskerud) and [Vikersund](/source/Vikersund).[1]

Gravfoss 1 kraftverk.

Geithus is located where the southwestern arm of [Tyrifjorden](/source/Tyrifjorden) ends and drains into [Drammenselva](/source/Drammenselva). Geithusbrua is a cable bridge, that spans the junction where Tyrifjorden turns into Drammenselva. There are two [hydroelectric](/source/Hydroelectric) powerplants; Geithusfoss kraftverk and Gravfoss kraftverk. The area around Geithus in forested. Originally, there was an active [pulp and paper industry](/source/Pulp_and_paper_industry) in Geithus principally through the operation of *Katfos Fabrikker*. Production of paper, pulp and cellulose started in 1898. The operating was sold to [Norske Skog Follum](/source/Norske_Skog_Follum) in 1970 and production stopped in 1983.[2][3][4]

There is a forty-minute trip to [Drammen](/source/Drammen), and a little over an hour to [Oslo](/source/Oslo). Until 2004, you could get to Geithus by train. Geithus rail station (*Geithus stasjon*) was built in 1875 as part of the [Randsfjorden Line](/source/Randsfjorden_Line). Today it is closed, even though locals have demanded to get their station back.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Geir Thorsnæs [*Geithus* (Store norske leksikon)](https://snl.no/Geithus)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Knut A Rosvold. ["Gravfoss kraftverk"](https://snl.no/Gravfoss_kraftverk). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Knut A Rosvold. ["Geithusfoss kraftverk"](https://snl.no/Geithusfoss_kraftverk). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Katfos Fabrikker* (lokalhistoriewiki.no)](https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Katfos_Fabrikker)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Geithus stasjon* (Groundspeak, Inc.)](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC37RV5_geithus-stasjon-geithus-3?guid=969703c2-906a-40b1-a288-255b254f8cef)

## External links

- [Geithus photograph gallery](http://www.nb.no/cgi-bin/galnor/gn_sok.sh?context=0&offset=0&skjema=0&type=a&tittel=&ar1=&ar2=&invnr=&fm=2&limit=200&user_offset=1&komm=&sted=Geithus&person=&persontype=%2711%27%2C%2712%27%2C%2713%27&person2=&persontype2=0&Start=S%F8k)

[59°57′N 9°59′E / 59.950°N 9.983°E / 59.950; 9.983](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Geithus&params=59_57_N_9_59_E_region:NO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki)

Authority control databases: Geographic MusicBrainz area

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