Rjukan's a city and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark (Norway). It's 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). History Rjukan was formerly a significant industrial centre in Telemark, and the town was established between 1905 and 1916 when Norsk Hydro… (
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