East Norway
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Tinn

Solset

Solset is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 911 metres. Solset is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rjukan Falls and Vemork.

Waterfall
Photo: Kristin, CC BY 2.0.
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 .

Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.

Solset

Latitude
59.87255° or 59° 52′ 21″ north
Longitude
8.47268° or 8° 28′ 22″ east
Elevation
911 metres (2,989 feet)
Open location code
9FFCVFFF+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5640569081
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­shieling
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
9843716
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In Other Languages

“Solset” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Solset”

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