In Modum we have one hotel - Tyrifjord Hotel. The hotel is located in Vikersund a the seaside of Tyrifjorden. in very nice surroundings. The hotel can offer a lot of activities both summer and winter to reasonable prices.

More than half of the 12,300 inhabitants live in Vikersund, Geithus and Åmot, the three centers of population. Modum is a developing municipality and currently owns about 1,000 decares of vacant lots for, among other things, companies and industries. Modum is also an ideal starting point for excursions. The Randfjord railway line runs through Modum. First the saw-mills, then Blaafarveværket (the cobolt mine works), and later the wood-processing industry have all been dependent on the rivers. The inclusion of the rivers in the municipal coat of arms is, therefore, no surprise. VIKERSUND West side of Vikersund and Tyrifjorden Vikersund is the "center" of Modum and has a population of about 2,000. The civil center and the local center of commerce are situated here. As well as a wide range of shops, there is a post-office, bank and pharmacy. By the court house you can find the statue called "SeljefløyteN" (the Wooden Whistle) in memory of the painter Christian Skredsvig. There is also a bust of Christopher Hornsrud, the son of Modum who became the first prime minister for Norwegian Labour Party. Vikersund is the starting point for the longest museum in the country, the Krøder railway line. Vikersund is also the home of the only skiflying arena in Northern Europe, the Vikersund Slope. VIKERSUND SKISLOPE The slope is approx: 5 minutes drive from the town centre, walkingdistance from the hotel. VIKERSUND SKIFLYING The slope is approx: 10 minutes drive from the town centre.

MODUM BAD Modum Bads Nervesanatorium, a psyciatric hospital and family therapy-center, is found here, too. Most of the jobs in Vikersund are within the municipal sector, in commerce, at health institutes, in industry and in agriculture and silviculture. ÅMOT Of the three centres of population in Modum, Åmot, with 3,000 residents, has the largest population. We know that industrial activity has been pursued here since the early 16th century, when the king´s sawmills at Kongsfossen were in operation. Later, the Blaafarveværket set its stamp on the area for 120 years, from 1776 to 1898. The pulverizing plant and the meltery used water-power at the Haughfossen rapids. The ore was mined from the Skuteruåsen ridge, 7-8km to the north. Between 1830 and 1840, this was Norway´s largest mining operation with nearly 2,000 employees. The Blaafarveværket exported cobal dye all over the world, including China. The works was gradually forced to close down when cobolt was produced chemically at the beginning of the 1870s. The Blaafarveværket is visited annually by around 350,000 people, which makes it one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. GEITHUS Geithus is the most typical industrial area in Modum. This is the home of Union-Geithus, Drammensriver Papermill, which is the largest private employer in Modum. Geithus has a population of of about 2,200. Among other things, there are the long-term plans for a large sports park at Furumo. There are shops, postoffice, bank and nursing homes here. Buskerud Rehabiliteringssenter is one of many nursing homes located in Geithus.