Rjukan Falls ( English ) or Rjukanfossen ( Norwegian ) is a waterfall in the western part of the Vestfjorddalen valley in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway . The 104-metre (341 ft) tall waterfall is located on the river Måna , about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west of the town of Rjukan .
2-541: Historically, the waterfall was a major tourist attraction, being one of the first floodlighted waterfalls by electricity produced by the same waterfall. In 1905, the waterfall and surrounding river were harnessed by the Vemork hydro-electrical power plant to produce power for the saltpetre production at a nearby Norsk Hydro factory. The waterfall is named Rjukanfossen in Norwegian ( Old Norse : Rjúkandi ). The first element
4-430: Is derived from the present participle of the verb rjúka which means "to emit smoke" or "to emit vapor" (referring to all the froth from the waterfall). The last element is a later addition to the name which comes from the Norwegian word fossen which means "the waterfall ". This Telemark location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This waterfall -related article
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