Lien

Lien is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 872 metres. Lien is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rjukan Station and Vemork.

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 2½ km east of Lien.

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. is situated 3 km southwest of Lien.

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.

Lien

Latitude
59.88524° or 59° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
8.54193° or 8° 32′ 31″ east
Elevation
872 metres (2,861 feet)
Open location code
9FFCVGPR+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5640569507
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­shieling
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
9837444
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“Lien” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: Lien

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