Modum is home to one of the largest ski jumping hills in the world, Vikersundbakken which is situated in Heggen, outside Geithus.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Modum farm (Old Norse: Móðheimr), since the first church was built here.

The arms show three wavy silver lines “party per bend sinister” on a blue background.

[4] The municipality 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.

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.