East Norway
Telemark
Tinn

Buin

Buin is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 915 metres. Buin is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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is a town in the Tinn municipality of , . The town was founded in 1908 by Sam Eyde, who started the plan of building a city from scratch, after buying the renowned waterfall to make electric power for fertilizer production.

Buin

Latitude
59.95814° or 59° 57′ 29″ north
Longitude
8.5723° or 8° 34′ 20″ east
Elevation
915 metres (3,002 feet)
Open location code
9FFCXH5C+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5640570840
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­shieling
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3159765
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