Rjukan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Tinn Municipality, Norway
About Rjukan
The small town of Rjukan emerged because of the hydro power and factories producing artificial fertilizer established there. A short railway line connected the factory and power plant to Tinn lake where a special railway ferry carried wagons along the lake with further connections to Notodden and the ocean. The name Rjukan refers to the Rjukan waterall (literally the "steaming" or "smoking" waterfall), this waterfall was used at the Vemork hydro power station (largest in the world when it was constructed in 1911). The waterfall has a total drop of about 240 metres, of which about 100 metres is vertical. Because of the hydro power the waterfall is now seen occasionally during summer. The waterfall was in the 1800s regarded as Norway's top tourist attraction, and one of the first outside vi
Top Attractions in Rjukan
Explore the best things to see and do in Rjukan:
- ★Gaustabanen Cable Car
- ★Gaustablikk Skisenter
- ★Mount Gausta
- ★Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
- ★Rjukan railway
- ★Tinn Museum
Where to Eat in Rjukan
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Dong Fang Kinarestaurant
- 🍴Park Hotel Restaurant
- 🍴Rjukan Hytteby Kro
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