Rjukan

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Rjukan is a Norwegian industrial town in a deep valley in Telemark, known for its hydroelectric power heritage and World War II heavy water sabotage.

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instanceOf settlement
town
country Norway
developedBy Norsk Hydro
distanceFromOslo about 175 km west
elevation about 300 meters above sea level
feature limited direct winter sunlight
ferryConnection Tinnsjø railway ferry
foundedAsIndustrialTown early 20th century
hasClimate continental subarctic climate
hasGeographicFeature deep valley
hasInstallation mountainside sun mirrors
hasMuseum Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
hasPowerPlant Såheim power plant
Vemork
hasTouristAttraction Gaustatoppen (nearby mountain)
linked to: Gaustatoppen

Krossobanen cable car
Vemork Industrial Workers Museum
linked to: Vemork
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicalEvent Norwegian heavy water sabotage
knownFor Norsk Hydro industrial heritage
Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
World War II heavy water sabotage
hydroelectric power production
language Norwegian
locatedIn Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Tinn municipality
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway
locatedInValley Vestfjorddalen
locatedNearLake Tinnsjå
locatedOnRiver Måna
municipalStatus former town in Tinn municipality
namedAfter Rjukanfossen
near Hydro heavy water plant at Vemork
linked to: Vemork

Vemork power plant
linked to: Vemork
officialName Rjukan
partOf Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
populationApproximate 3,000–4,000 inhabitants
postalCode 3660 Rjukan
primaryIndustry fertilizer production (historical)
hydropower
railConnection Rjukan Line
sunMirrorProjectInaugurated 2013
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
WWIIRole site of Allied operations against German nuclear program

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