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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Rjukan canonical 12

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Predicate Object
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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