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Rjukan

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Rjukan
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Rjukan

Total population

3,012

Coordinates59.88°, 8.59°

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Overview

Rjukan is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality. The town is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley between the lakes Møsvatn and Tinnsjå. The municipal council of Tinn declared town status for Rjukan in 1996. The town is located about ten kilometres to the west of the village of Miland and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the village of Tuddal.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
59.8787
Longitude
8.5942
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image