Vemork
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.
Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.- Power station
- …lies at an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet)
- …is operated by Norsk Hydro
- …dates from 1971
- Description: hydroelectric power station and museum in Tinn, Norway
- Also known as“Vemork kraftverk”“Vemork Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rjukan Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rjukan.
Vemork
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Latitude
59.86947° or 59° 52′ 10″ north
Longitude
8.49369° or 8° 29′ 37″ east
Open location code
9FFCVF9V+QF
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Vemork” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վեմորկ”
- Armenian: “Վեմորքի ջրաէլեկտրակայան”
- Catalan: “Vemork”
- Chinese: “韋莫克”
- Chinese: “韋莫克水電站”
- Chinese: “韦莫克水电站”
- Czech: “Vemork”
- Dutch: “Vemork”
- French: “Vemork”
- German: “Kraftwerk Vemork”
- German: “Vemork”
- Hebrew: “ומורק”
- Japanese: “ヴェモルク”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rjukan I”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vemork kraftstasjon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vemork”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vemork”
- Norwegian: “Vemork”
- Russian: “Веморк”
- Swedish: “Vemork”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Веморк”
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