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'''Geithus''' is a village in [[Modum]] municipality of [[Buskerud]], Norway. It is situated between the villages of [[Åmot, Buskerud|Åmot]] and [[Vikersund]].<ref>Geir Thorsnæs [https://snl.no/Geithus ''Geithus'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref>
[[File:Gravfoss 1 kraftverk.JPG|thumb|Gravfoss 1 kraftverk.]]
Geithus is located where the southwestern arm of [[Tyrifjorden]] ends and drains into [[Drammenselva]].  Geithusbrua is a cable bridge, that spans the junction where Tyrifjorden turns into Drammenselva. There are two [[hydroelectric]] powerplants; Geithusfoss kraftverk and Gravfoss kraftverk. The area around Geithus in forested. Originally, there was an active [[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]] in 1970 and production stopped in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Gravfoss_kraftverk|title= Gravfoss kraftverk|publisher = Store norske leksikon|author=Knut A Rosvold|accessdate= September 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Geithusfoss_kraftverk|title= Geithusfoss kraftverk|publisher = Store norske leksikon
|author=Knut A Rosvold|accessdate= September 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Katfos_Fabrikker ''Katfos Fabrikker'' (lokalhistoriewiki.no)]</ref>
There is a forty-minute trip to [[Drammen]], and a little over an hour to [[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]]. Today it is closed, even though locals have demanded to get their station back.<ref>[http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC37RV5_geithus-stasjon-geithus-3?guid=969703c2-906a-40b1-a288-255b254f8cef ''Geithus stasjon'' (Groundspeak, Inc.)]</ref>
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==External links==
*[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 Geithus photograph gallery]
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[[Category:Villages in Buskerud]]
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