Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, Rjukan

Name: Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
Address: Rjukan, Norway

#5 among attractions in Rjukan

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Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site

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Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site, Rjukan

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The Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site is a World Heritage Site in Vestfold & Telemark county, Norway, created to protect the industrial landscape around Lake Heddalsvatnet and Vestfjorddalen valley. The landscape is centered on the plant built by the Norsk Hydro company to produce calcium nitrate fertilizer from atmospheric nitrogen using the Birkeland–Eyde process. The complex also includes hydroelectric power plants, railways, transmission lines, factories, and workers' accommodation and social institutions in the towns of Notodden and Rjukan. ()

Local name: Rjukan–Notodden industriarv Unesco: from 2015Coordinates: 59°52'43"N, 8°35'37"E

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Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gaustatoppen, Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum, Krossobanen, Gaustatoppen Turisthytte.

2.6 miSE
Mountain peak with expansive views
Gaustatoppen
66 min walk • Gaustatoppen, the majestic mountain that stands tall in Telemark, Norway, is a beacon for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. Rising to an impressive 1,883 meters above sea level, it is often referred to as the most beautiful mountain in Norway, offering panoramic views...
3.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum, Rjukan
91 min walk • Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum is an industrial museum located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. Located in the Vemork power station, it was established in 1988 to allow the preservation of industrial society created by Norsk Hydro when they established themselves in Rjukan in 1907.
1.5 miW
Aerial tramway
Krossobanen
39 min walk • Krossobanen is an aerial tramway in Rjukan, Norway, and was the first of its kind in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 by Bleichert as a gift from Norsk Hydro to the people of Rjukan, offering them a view of the sun which is obscured by the surrounding mountains during the winter months from October to March.
2.9 miSE
59°51'1"N • 8°39'20"E
Gaustatoppen Turisthytte, Rjukan
74 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
4 miW
Scenic falls accessible by a 3-km. hike
Rjukan Falls, Rjukan
104 min walk • Rjukan Falls is a waterfall of 104 metres in the western part of the Westfjord valley in Tinn, a municipality in the county of Vestfold og Telemark, Norway, west of the industrial town Rjukan.
~40 ftN
59°52'43"N • 8°35'37"E
Rjukan Bibliotek, Rjukan
1 min walk • Library
0.4 miN
59°53'5"N • 8°35'26"E
Vestfjorddalen naturreservat, Rjukan
12 min walk • Park