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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rjukan canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| 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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