Meinsvatn
Meinsvatn is in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 1,215 metres. Meinsvatn is situated nearby to the locality Stavdalsnutan, as well as near Hovdestaulnutan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rjukan Falls and Vemork.
Rjukan Falls
Waterfall
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 tall waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres to the west of the town of Rjukan. Rjukan Falls is situated 3 km southeast of Meinsvatn.
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. Vemork is situated 3 km southeast of Meinsvatn.
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.
Meinsvatn
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.88587° or 59° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
8.4474° or 8° 26′ 51″ eastElevation
1,215 metres (3,986 feet)Open location code
9FFCVCPW+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 577583538OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
9342826
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In Other Languages
“Meinsvatn” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Meinsvatn”
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Localities in the Area
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