Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork

Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork is a museum in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet. Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork is situated nearby to Heavy Water Cellar, as well as near Vemorkbrua Bungee Jumping Strikkhopp.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vemork and Rjukan Falls.

Vemork

Power station

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Vemork is situated 230 metres southeast of Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork.

Rjukan Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Kristin, CC BY 2.0.

Rjukan Falls or Rjukanfossen is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 104-metre tall waterfall is located on the river Måna, about five kilometres to the west of the town of Rjukan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

Rjukan

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.87113° or 59° 52′ 16″ north

Longitude

8.49135° or 8° 29′ 29″ east

Open location code

9FFCVFCR+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 705846147

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