Rånåberg

Rånåberg is a hill in , , and has an elevation of 864 metres. Rånåberg is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vemork and Rjukan Falls.

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

Waterfall
or Rjukanfossen is a waterfall in the western part of the valley in Tinn Municipality in county, . The 104-metre tall waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres to the west of the town of .

Railway station
is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at in , . The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. is situated 3½ km east of Rånåberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

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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.

Rånåberg

Latitude
59.87172° or 59° 52′ 18″ north
Longitude
8.51946° or 8° 31′ 10″ east
Elevation
864 metres (2,835 feet)
Open location code
9FFCVGC9+MQ
Geo­Names ID
9402660
Wiki­data ID
Q31264714
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Rånåberg” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Rånåberg
  • Dutch: Rånåberg
  • Norwegian: Rånåberg

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