Tinn
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| County | Telemark | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Rjukan | |
| Mayor (2005) | Erik Haatvedt (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 2,045 Square kilometre>km² 1,854 km² 0.63 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2006>2006) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 155 6,247 0.14 % -5.6 % 3/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.tinn.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Tinn stretches deeply into the Hardangervidda landscape. One landmark in Tinn is the 1883 metre tall mountain Gaustatoppen, climbed each year by 30,000 people. On clear days it is possible to see one sixth of Norway from its summit.
Krossobanen is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 as a gift from Norsk Hydro.
The waterfall Rjukanfossen on the Måne river allowed construction of Vemork, the largest power station in the world in 1911. The station has become a museum where one can explore the history of the energy and see exhibits about the industrial development in Norway and at Rjukan, the municipality center of Tinn.
The museum is most famous for its presentation of Rjukan's war history. During World War II, Vemork was the site of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage, when Norwegian saboteurs prevented the Germans from producing atomic weapons from the heavy water which was produced here. The exhibit "Atomkappløpet" ("The nuclear race") presents the four heavy water sabotages and the allied efforts to develop a nuclear bomb.
Eksterne lenker
[Rjukan lag av Norske Redningshunder, K9 saves lives]
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