Rjukanfossen

Tinn, Italy

Rjukan Falls (English) or Rjukanfossen (Norwegian) is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 104-metre (341 ft) waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres (three miles) west of the town of Rjukan. Historica

lly, the waterfall was a major tourist attraction, being one of the first waterfalls to be illuminated by floodlights powered by electricity generated from the waterfall itself. In 1905, the waterfall and surrounding river were harnessed by the Vemork hydro-electrical power plant to produce power for the saltpetre production at a nearby Norsk Hydro factory.

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Nearby

Vemork e Rjukan cinema · 1 km away
Vemork hydro_plant · 1 km away
raid del Telemark attraction · 1 km away
Rjukan attraction · 6 km away
Såheim power station hydro_plant · 6 km away