Båstjørnhaugan

Båstjørnhaugan is a hill in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 914 metres. Båstjørnhaugan is situated nearby to the locality Långestaulen, as well as near the hamlet Krokan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rjukan Falls and Vemork.

Rjukan Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Kristin, CC BY 2.0.

Rjukan Falls or Rjukanfossen is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 104-metre waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres west of the town of Rjukan.

Vemork

Power station

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vemork is a hydroelectric power plant and a museum outside the town of Rjukan in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The plant was built by Norsk Hydro and opened in 1911, its main purpose being to fix nitrogen for the production of fertilizer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

Rjukan

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rjukan is a town in the Tinn municipality of Telemark, Norway. The town was founded in 1908 by Sam Eyde, who started the plan of building a city from scratch, after buying the renowned Rjukan waterfall to make electric power for fertilizer production.

Båstjørnhaugan

Type: Hill with an elevation of 914 metres
Also known as: “Bastjornhaugan”
Category: landform
Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.86107° or 59° 51′ 40″ north

Longitude

8.47987° or 8° 28′ 48″ east

Elevation

914 metres (2,999 feet)

Open location code

9FFCVF6H+CW

GeoNames ID

9249430

Wikidata ID

Q32172391

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Båstjørnhaugan” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Båstjørnhaugan”
Dutch: “Båstjørnhaugan”
Norwegian: “Båstjønnhaugan”
Norwegian: “Båstjørnhaugan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Långestaulen and Krokan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kvitingfoss and Kvennhusfossen.

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