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Tinn is comprised of the former districts of Hovin and Tinn. The rural population of Tinn makes its living in agriculture and forestry. Atrå and Tinn Austbygd are villages in the area but most of the population lives in the admiinstrative center of Rjukan. Vacation cottages are numerous in the valleys of Tessungdalen, Skjervedal, and Nystøldalen. Tinnsjøen is Europe's second deepest lake with a depth of 461 meters. The township also includes Vestfjord, Mount Gausta and parts of the Hardanger moors.
RJUKAN was created by Norsk Hydro around the turn of the century. Its name comes from the Rjukan Falls, meaning "smoky." The falls, in Maristujuvet Gorge, were a famous tourist attraction until they were tamed to produce power for the new industry and town. Until Norsk Hydro established the factory hsk Hydro established the factory here, Vestfjord Valley had no roads and was an isolated place. Within a few years the area had been transformed into a bustling industrial town with a total of 9000 inhabitants. This venture was unparalleled in Norwegian industrial history. It is therefore only natural that the National Industrial Workers' Museum has been established in the old power station at Vemork. Vemork power station was the site of the German attempt to make "heavy water" for an atomic bomb. The sabotage which stopped their efforts was depicted in the movie "Heroes of Telemark" starring Kirk Douglas.
SIGHTS TO SEE:
The Krosso Cable Railway was built by Norsk Hydro so that the people of Rjukan
could get up into the sun of the mountain plateaus during the winter months
when the town is immersed in shadow. It was the first such railway in Norway
to be enclosed. Gvefseborg, the station at the top, lies 890 meters above sea
level. From here there is an impressive view over the Vestfjord Valley towards
Mt. Gausta.
The Rjukan and Tinn Museum has 22 old buildings from various parts of Tinn collected in Rjukan. They are well-furnished and give a good idea of living standards in this remote district before industrialization. There is an open-hearth room from the Middle Ages. Displayed in the old school house are costumes and other examples of folk art. The museum also also has a special Home Front section illustrating the the life of Norwegian Resistance fighters during World War II.
Gaustadtoppen, 1,833 meters above sea level, has a fantastic view of southern Norway.
Mår Power Station has the world's longest wooden stairway with 3,380 steps. Guided tours are available on weekdays.
Maristijuvet, about 7 kilometers west of Rjukan, gives a view of Rjukan waterfalls old river bed. There is a 260 meter drop from the trunk road to the bottom.
HOTELS:
Gaustablikk Mountain Hotel and Apartments N-3660 Rjukan. Phone 47 35 09 14 22.
Fax 47 35 09 19 75
Gaustasyn Pensonjonat, 3658 Niland; Tel. (036) 96 134
Kalhovd Turisthytte (Tourist hut) N-3656 Atrå. Ph. 47 35 09 05 10. Fax 47 35
09 05 10
Kvitåvatn Mountain Lodge N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47- 35 09 20 40. Fax 35 09 20 95
Kvitåvatn Fjellhytter a.s (mountain cabins) N-3660 Rjukan. Mob.phone 47 94 32
69 44
Park Hotel N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 02 88. Fax 47 35 09 05 05
Rjukan Camping.
Rjukan Hytte- og Caravanpark ( chalet and campsite) N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35
09 63 53. Fax 47 35 09 62 30.
Rjukan Fjellstue (mountain lodge)N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 51 62. Fax 47 33
45 00 15
Rjukan Hytteby (chalet village)N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 01 22
Rjukan Vandrerhjem (youth hostel09 01 22
Rjukan Vandrerhjem (youth hostel)N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 05. Fax 47 35 09
05 27
Rjukan Hotel, 3660 Rjukan; Tel. (036) 90 036
Sandviken Camping (chalet and campsite)N-3650 Tinn Austbygd. Ph. 47 35 09 81
73. Fax 47 35 09 81 73
Skinnarbu Mountain Hotel Hardangervidda, N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 54 61.
Fax 47 35 09 54 55
Soria Moria Fjellgrend (mountain cabins)N-3660 Rjukan. Mob.phone 920 60 550
Tinn Apartments/Trollstua Bar & Restaurant (mountain cabins) N-3660 Rjukan.
Ph. 47 35 09 02 33. Fax 47 35 09 00 61
Vertshuset Den Glade Tinnsoldat (Inn) N-3650 Tinn Austbygd. Ph. 47 35 09 81
48
LOCAL AUTHORITY OFFICE: Torget 1, N- 3660 Rjukan. Phone 47 35 08 15 00.
Rjukan Tourist Information: Torget 2, N-3660 Rjukan. Ph. 47 35 09 12 90. Fax
47 35 08 15 75
Einung, Halvor H. Tinn-Soga. Oslo: Borums Offset-trykkeri, 1978. (Also Rjukan, 1926.)
Bd. I. Soga.
Bd. II. Nytt Opplag.
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Dahl, Helge. Rjukan. Tinn; Tinn kommune.
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Bd. II. Fra 1920 til idag. 1984. 84.
