Rjukan (Norwegian: [ˈrʉ̀ːkɑn]) 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 .

2017年3月14日 · Rjukan was built between 1905 and 1916, after an entrepreneur called Sam Eyde bought the local waterfall (known as the smoking waterfall) and constructed a hydroelectric power plant...

It’s no coincidence that Lonely Planet describes Rjukan as “Southern Norway’s activity centre par excellence”. True daredevils can challenge gravity in Norway’s toughest bungee jump. Or ice climb up one of the 192 waterfalls that freeze in winter.

Deep in the narrow Vestfjord valley in Telemark, surrounded by steep mountains, at the foot of the mighty Gaustatoppen mountain, lies the industrial town of Rjukan. Rjukan is the home of a thriving small community which manages without the sun for almost six months of the year.

The shadiest town in the world! Rjukan in Telemark, 2.5 hours from Oslo. Well known attractions such as Mt.Gaustatoppen, Vemork, The sun mirror and Hardangervidda. Rjukan is a UNESCO site.

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Med vakker og spektakulær natur og uendelig med aktivitetsmuligheter er Rjukan et av Norges viktigste sentre for utendørsaktiviteter og «adventure» både sommer og vinter. Gaustatoppen troner majestetisk over byen, som også er den sørlige inngangsporten til Hardangervidda.

Rjukan is famous for the brave heavy water sabotages during World War 2. When Norwegian saboteurs bombed the heavy water plant at Vemork, to prevent the Germans to make an atomick bomb out of the heavy water that was produced at Vemork.

Rjukan er ein tettstad i Tinn kommune i Telemark. Tettstaden er ifølgje SSBs definisjon 2,6 km², og har 3022 innbyggjarar (2023). Rjukan er administrasjonssenter i Tinn kommune, og ligg i Vestfjorddalen ved foten av Gausta.

Rjukan is a town (population 3,000 in 2021) 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.