Rjukan
Sign in to saveRjukan () is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality. The town is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley between the lakes Møsvatn and Tinnsjå. The municipal council of Tinn declared town status for Rjukan in 1996. The town is located about to the west of the village of Miland and about to the northwest of the village of Tuddal (in Hjartdal Municipality).
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Place details
- Locality
- Rjukan
- Region
- Telemark
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 3,568
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Rjukan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rjukan panorama IMG 0052.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Norway Telemark#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Tinn
- Population
- +3012
- Area
- +2.57
- Elevation
- +296.4
- Capital of
- Tinn
- Image
- Rjukan panorama IMG 0052.JPG
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- P12749
- Gilles-Éric Séralini
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Rjukan Church
- Tourism
- Notable people
- Gallery
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- References
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Rjukan () is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality. The town is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley between the lakes Møsvatn and Tinnsjå. The municipal council of Tinn declared town status for Rjukan in 1996. The town is located about to the west of the village of Miland and about to the northwest of the village of Tuddal (in Hjartdal Municipality).
The town has a population (2021) of 3,003 and a population density of .