Hovdestaul
Hovdestaul is a locality in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 1,009 metres. Hovdestaul is situated nearby to the locality Torsteinnabb, as well as near Bergsnuten.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Hovdestaul
- Type: Locality
- Categories: historic site and mountain pasture
- Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.86884° or 59° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
8.45133° or 8° 27′ 5″ eastElevation
1,009 metres (3,310 feet)Open location code
9FFCVF92+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5640573087OpenStreetMap feature
historic=shielingOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
9837302
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In Other Languages
“Hovdestaul” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Hovdestaul”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Våerskarven and Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork.
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