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Rjukan Destination Guide

Discover Rjukan in Norway

Rjukan in the region of Telemark county with its 3,568 habitants is a place located in Norway - some 75 mi or ( 120 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Rjukan

Local time in Rjukan is now 09:08 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Gothenburg, Vemork, Trondheim, Stavanger, and Skien. When in this area, you might want to check out Gothenburg . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rjukan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rjukan to Selstali Seter in Tinn / Telemark

6:21 min by Gaustatrollet
Views: 2837 Rating: 5.00

Take the trip from Rjukan in Tinn / Telemark to the Selstali Mountain Farm at the foot of the majestic Mount Gaustatoppen (1883 m) ..

Gaustatoppen - Rjukan, Slideshow (rev)

7:49 min by Gaustatrollet
Views: 1346 Rating: 5.00

This is Mt. Gaustatoppen in Rjukan (1883 m / 6178 ft) - the most beautiful peak in Telemark / Norway. Slideshow contains 84 images taken from many different locations. ..


Rjukan and its Amazing Waterfalls!

5:32 min by Zemfira25
Views: 613 Rating: 5.00

I love that place, located within an extremely deep valley. The last time I was here, there was snow and ice...what a difference! ..

Strikk hopp i Rjukan - Bungee Jumping!! - Rjukan, Norway

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 339 Rating: 0.00

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Rjukan, Norway by TravelPod blogger Lissiholler. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Strikk hopp i Rjukan - Bungee Jumping!! "22.09.20 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rjukan

Rjukan is a town and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Tinnsjå, and got its name after Rjukanfossen ("The Smoking Waterfall") west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3,386 inhabitants (Jan. 2007).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.88 8.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Norway, Populated places established in the 1900s, Populated places established in the 1910s, Populated places in Telemark, Tinn

Rjukan Station

Rjukan Station is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.88 8.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1909 establishments in Norway, 1991 disestablishments in Norway, Disused railway stations in Norway, Railway stations closed in 1991, Railway stations in Tinn, Railway stations on Rjukanbanen, Railway stations opened in 1909

Krossobanen

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 Norsk Hydro to the people of Rjukan (most of them Hydro employees), offering them a view of the sun which is obscured by the surrounding mountains during the winter months from October to March.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.88 8.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Cable cars in Norway, Norsk Hydro, Tinn

Gaustatoppen

Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the county Telemark in Norway. The view from the summit is impressive, as one can see an area of approximately 60,000 km², one sixth of Norways mainland. There is an elevator system inside the mountain, built for military purposes, that lately has become accessible to the public. This ascends from the base of the mountain almost to the summit. The mountain is popular for downhill skiing in winter, and competitions have been held on its slopes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.85 8.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Highest points of Norwegian counties, Mountains of Telemark, Tinn

Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum

Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum is an industrial museum located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. Located in the Vemork power station, it was established in 1988 to allow the preservation of industrial society created by Norsk Hydro when they established themselves in Rjukan in 1907.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.87 8.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Industry museums in Norway, Museums established in 1983, Museums in Telemark, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Science museums in Norway, Tinn

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Rjukan