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16-556: The county was named after the old manor Buskerud ( Old Norse : Biskupsruð ) (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the Drammen River in Åmot , Modum municipality. The first element is the genitive case of biskup , 'bishop' (referring to the Bishop of Hamar ), the last element is ruð n 'clearing, farm'. The farm was one of the largest in Buskerud, and the original name of

32-460: Is heimr which means " home ", " homestead ", or " farm ". The name of the farm was later changed to Buskerud . The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 March 1985. The arms show three wavy silver lines “ party per bend sinister ” on a blue background. They represent the three main rivers in the municipality: Drammenselva , Snarumselva , and Simoa and the colour blue represents Blaafarveværket . The municipality

48-476: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Modum 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

64-425: 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 by Sigdal . The municipality has three main villages: Åmot , Geithus , and Vikersund . Åmot is the starting point of Kunstnerdalen, which was frequently visited by of several Norwegian 19th and 19th century painters: Christian Krohg , Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude . It also

80-571: Is derived from high tech industries located in Kongsberg. Other significant income comes from the cabin areas in northern Buskerud. Buskerud's coat of arms were adopted in April 1966. It features a blue bear whose colours are symbolic of the blue colour works . The silver background of Buskerud's coat of arms represents the silver industry in Kongsberg . Buskerud Manor Buskerud Manor ( Norwegian : Buskerud hovedgård or Buskerud gård på Modum )

96-676: The farm (before it became a benefice) was probably Modum . At the time of the Reformation ( c.  1536–39 ) the farm became property of the Crown at which time the farm then served as the residence of the king's bailiffs until 1668. Buskerud extended from Hurum at the Oslofjord to the Halling mountains and Hardanger . The county was conventionally divided into traditional districts. These were Hallingdal , Numedal , Ringerike , Lower Buskerud, which

112-418: The farm in 1910 and the former manor was operated as Buskerud Agricultural School ( Buskerud landbruksskole ). Only the main building was preserved. The property is now the site of Rosthaug High School ( Rosthaug videregående skole ), which first opened in 1981. 59°52′55″N 9°53′27″E  /  59.88194°N 9.89083°E  / 59.88194; 9.89083 This Buskerud location article

128-554: The king's army. From 1762, it was owned by members of the Collett family , including supreme court justice Peter Collett . The main building was built in 1755 and rebuilt by landowner Peter Collett (1740–1786) after he acquired the property in 1763. The estate had tax exemption, as if it was a noble estate, until it was lifted in a Supreme Court ruling in 1837. Members of the Collett family were owners until 1884. Buskerud county purchased

144-460: The sea, while river Begna sweeps into lake Sperillen . Buskerud was separated from Akershus as an amt of its own in 1685, but the amt was smaller than today. It then consisted of the present districts Eiker , Hallingdal , and Ringerike . The area of the present municipalities of Flesberg , Hurum , Kongsberg , Lier , Nore og Uvdal , Rollag and Røyken were transferred from Akershus amt to Buskerud amt in 1760. The name Buskeruds amt

160-424: The town's major employers. At Modum there was also Blaafarveværket , a cobalt pigment production works ( Blue Colour Works ). Today, agriculture, lumber, wood-pulp mills and other related industries are the county's main economic activities; ample hydroelectric power is produced by the rivers Begna ( Begnaelva ) and Rands ( Randselva ) . Buskerud has also a large forested area. Substantial income

176-509: 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). The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Modum farm ( Old Norse : Móðheimr ), since the first church was built here. The first element is móða which means " river " (here the Drammenselva river) and the last element

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192-623: Was a former estate and manor located on a large farm in Buskerud , Norway. The modern county of Buskerud is named for the estate. The farm was located on the west side of Drammenselva at Åmot in Modum . During the Middle Ages , the property was operated by the Diocese of Hamar . Buskerud was a monastic estate until 1536. After the Protestant Reformation , it was the residence of officers of

208-628: Was changed to Buskerud fylke in 1919. The municipality of Skoger was transferred from Vestfold to Buskerud in 1964. The area Ringerike may once have been a small kingdom. During the 10th century, Norway's kings Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf Haraldsson grew up at Bønsnes in Ringerike. In the valley of Numedal , silver was mined in Kongsberg from the 17th century until discontinued in 1957. Weapons industry had been developed in Kongsberg from 1814, and various high tech industry companies now represent

224-511: Was home to Theodor Kittelsen and Christian Skredsvig . Edvard Munch also painted in Modum. This is also the site of Blaafarveværket whichnow includes a museum and art gallery. Geithus is the location of two hydroelectric powerplants; Geithusfoss kraftverk and Gravfoss kraftverk. Vikersund is the municipality administrative center of Modum and the site of the Modum City Hall. It is also

240-521: Was merged from parts that belonged to Vestfold and Vingulmark . Buskerud's western part was a mountainous plateau with forested valleys and high, grassy pastures; its eastern part contains a lowland basin with many lakes and streams. Tyrifjorden and Krøderen were the biggest lakes. Numedalslågen , the third longest river in Norway, starting in Hordaland , ran through Buskerud unto Vestfold where it reached

256-465: Was originally part of Vestfold , and Western Vingulmark . Hallingdal consisted of Flå , Nes , Gol , Hemsedal , Ål and Hol . Numedal consisted of Flesberg , Rollag and Nore og Uvdal . Ringerike consisted of Hole , Krødsherad , Modum , Ringerike and Sigdal . Western Vingulmark consisted of Hurum and Røyken . Lower Buskerud consisted of Drammen , Hurum , Kongsberg , Lier , Nedre Eiker , Røyken and Øvre Eiker . The district

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