Riukanfossen - Maristigjuvet

Riukanfossen - Maristigjuvet is in , , . Riukanfossen - Maristigjuvet is situated nearby to the waterfall , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 1 km east of Riukanfossen - Maristigjuvet.

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.

Riukanfossen - Maristigjuvet

Latitude
59.8675° or 59° 52′ 3″ north
Longitude
8.47504° or 8° 28′ 30″ east
Open location code
9FFCVF9G+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12034744740
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
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