Rjukan (Norwegian: [ˈrʉ̀ːkɑn]) is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality...
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Rjukan Falls (English) or Rjukanfossen (Norwegian) is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county...
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The Rjukan Line (Norwegian: Rjukanbanen), at first called the Vestfjorddal Line, was a 16-kilometre (10 mi) Norwegian railway line running through Vestfjorddalen...
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Norsk Hydro Rjukan is an industrial facility operated by Norsk Hydro at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway, from 1911 to 1991. The plant manufactured chemicals related...
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Norsk Hydro (section Heavy water production at Rjukan)
also Rjukan Falls was developed and its power harnessed, in the process establishing the city of Rjukan, establishing the plant Norsk Hydro Rjukan. Hydro's...
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Rjukan Church (Norwegian: Rjukan kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the...
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The Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site is a World Heritage Site in Telemark county, Norway, created to protect the industrial landscape around Lake...
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Rjukan Arbeiderblad, commonly known as RA, is a Norwegian newspaper, based in Rjukan and owned by Amedia. It was established in 1923 by the local Labour...
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87111; 8.49139 Vemork is a hydroelectric power plant outside the town of Rjukan in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The plant was built by...
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Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan. Some of the villages in Tinn include Atrå, Austbygde, Hovin, and Miland...
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Rjukan Station (Norwegian: Rjukan stasjon) is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. The station opened as...
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883-metre (6,178 ft) tall mountain is located on the south side of the town of Rjukan. It is the tallest mountain in all of Telemark county. The peak of the mountain...
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region. The largest population centres are Skien, Porsgrunn, Notodden, Rjukan and Kragerø. Other important places are Bø, Seljord, Fyresdal and Vinje...
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by Henry Cavendish in 1784. A factory based on the process was built in Rjukan and Notodden in Norway, combined with the building of large hydroelectric...
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half of the 20th century on Lake Tinn in Telemark. It connected with the Rjukan Line and Tinnoset Line, at Mæl and Tinnoset, operating between 1914 and...
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Hydro Transport (section Rjukan Line)
shipping company responsible for the transport of chemicals from Norsk Hydro Rjukan. A subsidiary of Norsk Hydro, the company was founded in 1907, operations...
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List of Norwegian-language radio stations (redirect from Radio Rjukan)
Radio R 35 Radio Randsfjord Radio Rauma Radio Reboot Radio Risør Radio Rjukan Radio Røst Radio Salem Radio Salten Radio Sandnes Radio Sara Radio Sarpsborg...
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Gunnar Sønsteby (category People from Rjukan)
decoration. Born in Rjukan, in Telemark, he was the son of Margit and Gustav Sønsteby. As a boy he enjoyed walking in the mountains around Rjukan with his school...
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energy supplies in Eastern Norway. This included power stations in the Rjukan district, Notodden, Kongsberg and Nore. Nine SOE agents, among them several...
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at Rjukan station July 2012 Rj.B 9 at Rjukan station July 2012 Rj.B 9 at Rjukan station July 2012 Rj.B 9 at Rjukan station Juli 2012 Rj.B 9 at Rjukan station...
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west, the Måna river flows out of the lake Møsvatn and past the town of Rjukan into Tinnsjå. From the north, the river Mår flows from the lakes Mår, Gøystavatn...
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(Norwegian: Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum) is an industrial museum located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. Located in the Vemork power station, it was established...
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Line. The transport chain from Rjukan to Skien consisted of four sections: The Rjukan Line, railway line from Rjukan to Mæl, 16 km (9.9 mi) Tinnsjø railway...
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Bryggen Rjukan–Notodden Alta Røros Urnes Vegaøyan Geirangerfjord Nærøyfjord Struve Geodetic Arc The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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Krossobanen is an aerial tramway in Rjukan, Norway, and was the first of its kind in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 by Bleichert as a gift from...
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300 extras, was shot in Oslo City Hall on 5 February. Production moved to Rjukan on 9 February, and to Bergen on 23 February. Filming in Bergen including...
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The Såheim Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Rjukan, Telemark, Norway, operated by Norsk Hydro. It operates at an installed capacity...
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Sam Eyde (category People from Rjukan)
Scandinavia, with some 30 engineers. In 1902, Eyde acquired control over Rjukan Falls in Telemark. He also held rights to waterfalls at Arendal and Notodden...
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Production Producer Kari Moen Kristiansen Production locations Vemork, Rjukan Cinematography John Christian Rosenlund Editors Per-Erik Eriksen Silje Nordseth...
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heavy water sabotage was aimed at the 60 MW Vemork power station at the Rjukan waterfall in Telemark. The hydroelectric power plant at Vemork was built...
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