Aust Årjo

Aust Årjo is a locality in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 921 metres. Aust Årjo is situated near the locality Stavsethovda, as well as near Noshaugen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

Rjukan

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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.

Aust Årjo

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Årjo, austre” and “Aust Arjo”
Categories: historic site and mountain pasture
Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.9334° or 59° 56′ 0″ north

Longitude

8.62398° or 8° 37′ 26″ east

Elevation

921 metres (3,022 feet)

Open location code

9FFCWJMF+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5640568913

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=shieling

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

9843690

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In Other Languages

“Aust Årjo” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Aust Årjo”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stavsethovda and Noshaugen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Høgelifossen and Dalsnuten.

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