Vemork

Vemork 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.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: hydroelectric power station and museum in Tinn, Norway
  • Also known as: “Vemork kraftverk” and “Vemork Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rjukan Falls.

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 waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres west of the town of .

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.

Vemork

Latitude
59.86947° or 59° 52′ 10″ north
Longitude
8.49369° or 8° 29′ 37″ east
Inception
1971
Operator
Norsk Hydro
Open location code
9FFCVF9V+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 551246060
Wiki­data ID
Q2296772
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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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