Rjukan
in Tinn of Telemark, Norway
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Notodden Airport (31 mi) - Geilo Airport Dagali (37 mi)
- Skien Airport (59 mi)
- Gol Airport (65 mi)
- Sandefjord Airport, Torp (75 mi)
- Leirin Airport (82 mi)
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport (89 mi)
- Sogndal Airport (101 mi)
- Kristiansand Airport (117 mi)
- Urnes Stave Church (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 59.879 and 8.594 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 59° 52' 44" and E 8° 35' 38"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:19 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:37 am and 9:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Rjukan
Rjukan in Tinn (Telemark) with it's 3,568 citizens is a city in Norway about 75 mi (or 120 km) west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Rjukan is now 02:19 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Rjukan, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Norway is Notodden Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 49 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Urnes Stave Church in a distance of 107 mi (or 172 km), North-West.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Seljord, Sauland, Kviteseid, Rodberg and Bo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 74% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
5°C (40 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rjukan Sun Mirrors / Heliostats / Rjukan Solspeilet Sun Mirror / Rjukan Sonnen-Spiegel
Rjukan, (pop. 3500) is installing giant heliostats to redirect natural sunlight onto the town square during the six months the population lives in in near perpetual darkness. The industrial...
Espejos Gigantes reflejan el sol para iluminar el pueblo Noruego de Rjukan
Un pueblo en un profundo valle de Noruega, vence la sombra del invierno instalando unos reflectores alimentados con energía fotovoltaica, que reflejan la luz solar, que si que llega a lo alto...
Vemork
Vemork er en kraftstasjon nær Rjukan i Tinn kommune i Telemark fylke. Bygget av Norsk Hydro og åpnet i 1911. Under den annen verdenskrig og senere ble her produsert tungtvann. Lokalene ...
Krossobanen Rjukan: Krosso - Gvepseborg t/r
Krosso - Gvepseborg tur / retur 15.08.2012.
Rjukan kirke
Rjukan kirke ble bygget i 1915 og er en korskirke i mur. Kirken ble totalt ødelagt innvendig av en brann i 1965. Den gjenåpnet 1968 med et fullstendig omarbeidet interiør. Kirkegården ligger...
Helicopter transporting giant Sun Mirror elements - Rjukan / Norway
Helicopter transporting elements for the Sun Mirror at Rjukan - Telemark / Norway. A gigantic mirror on a nearby peak is going to reflect sunlight on Rjukan's main square below. Also check...
Strikkhopp på Rjukan 20.9.2014
Bungee Jumping Rjukan Norway 2010
Norway's toughest bungee jump, 90meters.
Strikkhopp Rjukan
Kom til Rjukan og prøv Norges råeste strikkhopp! Du kaster deg ut fra hengebruen på Vemork og ned i Rjukanjuvet. Fra bruen og ned til bunnen av juvet er det 84 meter.
Krossobanen Rjukan: Gvepseborg Cafe & Restaurant
That's what the new Café looks like, when you take the Krossobanen Cablecar to Gvepseborg.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rjukan
Rjukan is a town and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Tinnsjå, and got its name after Rjukanfossen ("The Smoking Waterfall") west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3,386 inhabitants (Jan. 2007).
Rjukan Station
Rjukan Station is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rjukan.
Rjukan: Gaustatoppen, Rjukan (source)
Øverland: Rjukan sett mot vest, Øverland (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Рюкан, 리우칸, Рьюкан, Рјукан, 尤坎
