Location: Rjukan
Top Things to do in Rjukan
What to do and see in Rjukan, Eastern Norway: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Rjukan (Norwegian: [ˈrjʉːkɑn]) is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Lake Tinn, and got its name after Rjukan Falls west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3,386 inhabitants (Jan. 2007).
Restaurants in Rjukan
1. Selstali Seter
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
Selstali seter er en ekte seter som gjennom generasjoner har holdt tradisjonen ved like.Her lever vi i ett med naturen og dyrene.Her har vi kuer, høner, griser, ender, koppelam, kaniner.Vi foredler all melken her pa gammelt vis. Lager ost, kinner smør, koker prim som du kan ta med deg hjem i sma beger eller nyte et godt maltid mat her. Flotte tur og fiskemuligheter. Hytteutleie.
2. Maar Hydroelectric Power Plant
3. The Rjukan Railway Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum
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4.0 based on 30 reviews
SF Ammonia is a steam powered railway ferry on Tinnsjø that connected Rjukanbanen with Tinnosbanen, Norway. The ferry was one of the four railway ferries on Tinnsjø that was used by Norsk Hydro to transport chemicals from Rjukan to the port in Skien. The ferry is one of four remaining steam powered railway ferries in the world, and can still be seen docked at Mæl.
Reviewed By LondonFozzy
The number one spot to visit is the museum further up the mountain. This is at one end of the railway line. But here is the other end leading out into the fjord where you can see the sister ship that featured in the film Heroes of Telemark. Well worth spending time looking around this beautiful part of Norway.
4. The Sun Mirror
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4.0 based on 49 reviews
A giant sunmirror is installed on the mountainside in Rjukan. Rjukan is a valley with high mountains, which result in no sun during the winter. Dus a mirror is installed. It reflects the sunraiz and sends it into the market square in Rjukan. The sun mirror is now described as one of the biggest attractions in Norway.
5. Gunnar Sonsteby statue
6. Rikulv"s Stone
From Kalhovd, the road continues to Lake Marvatn. By following a path along the eastern bank of Marvatn for about 20 minutes, visitors reach a natural cave or rock shelter on Hardangervidda. It is formed of three large rocks propping each other up and forming a shelter. People have lived here since the Stone Age and in the surrounding area there are many traces of their occupation. Here too lived the outlaw Rikulv. Rikulv lived in the Middle Ages and was outlawed after killing one of the wealthy farmers in the valley in a dispute over fishing rights in Lake Marvatn. Rikulv had several caves he used to hide in and the stone slab at Marvatn was one of these. It was here too that he was captured, later being beheaded nearby. Rikulvs stone can shelter up to 20 people and is a fine place to take a break or have a barbecue. Rikulv also had another cave. This is situated southeast of Kalhovd on a rock-strewn slope. The cave entrance is between some rocks on the scree and it penetrates deep into the mountain. You can descend into several rock chambers and it is said that when Rikulv fled into this rock-slide it was impossible to find him again.
7. Sabotorstien
The saboteur's trail is the path the world-famous Norwegian resistance used during the World War 2, the night they ought to blow up the heavy water plant at Vemork. The tour starts from Rjukan Fjellstue. From Rjukan Fjellstue you follow the gravel road for a little while, then it turns east, through varied forest - and mountain terrain. Information boards along the trail. Beautiful nature and view
