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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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country Norway
developedBy Norsk Hydro (historically)
surface form: 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 ONDG
hasPowerPlant Såheim power plant ONDG
Vemork NERFINISHED
hasTouristAttraction Gaustatoppen
surface form: Gaustatoppen (nearby mountain)

Krossobanen cable car ONDG
Vemork
surface form: Vemork Industrial Workers Museum
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ONDG
historicalEvent Norwegian heavy water sabotage
knownFor Norsk Hydro industrial heritage
Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
surface form: World War II heavy water sabotage

hydroelectric power production
language Norwegian
locatedIn Telemark
Vestfold og Telemark NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Tinn municipality NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway ONNED1
locatedInValley Vestfjorddalen NERFINISHED
locatedNearLake Tinnsjå ONDG
locatedOnRiver Måna ONDG
municipalStatus former town in Tinn municipality
namedAfter Rjukanfossen ONDG
near Hydro heavy water plant at Vemork NERFINISHED
Vemork
surface form: Vemork power plant
officialName Rjukan self-link
partOf Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site NERFINISHED
populationApproximate 3,000–4,000 inhabitants
postalCode 3660 Rjukan
primaryIndustry fertilizer production (historical)
hydropower
railConnection Rjukan Line ONDG
sunMirrorProjectInaugurated 2013
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
WWIIRole site of Allied operations against German nuclear program

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