The rjukan waterfall rjukanfossen provided the basis for building the worlds largest power station of the time at vemork in 1911. Bygningssamlingen til norsk industriarbeidermuseum norsk. There is widespread community transmission in norway. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork, 3660 rjukan telephone. Climate information with charts norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork, rjukan, norway. The heavy water sabotage is welldocumented on both films and in books. It is also possible to buy the american heroes of telemark starring kirk douglas. Vemork to rjukan one way to travel via line 209 bus, taxi, and foot. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum is a museums and institutions company based out of vemork, rjukan, tinn, norway. Nia er norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork, verdensarvsenteret, tinn museum, heddal bygdetun, rjukanbanen, telemarksgalleriet og lysbuen. Billetter kan kjopes na og benyttes nar museet holder apent. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum photographer jacobsen, kaja p. Rjukan is a town population 3,400 in the tinn municipality of telemark, norway.
The norwegian industrial workers museum visit norway. Tema er industri, arbeiderhistorie, krig, jordbruk og kunst. Vemork hydroelectric power plant in rjukan, built by norsk hydro was completed in 1911, and was the largest plant in the world. Subscribe to our regular newsletter for updates on our latest news and events. In 1988, the plant became the norsk industriarbeidermuseum, the norwegian industrial workers museum. Today the building houses the norwegian industrial workers museum norsk industriarbeidermuseum which is an industrial museum located at rjukan in tinn, norway. Find out whats popular at vemork norsk industriarbeidermuseum in rjukan, telemark in realtime and see activity.
Vemork, norway current weather, an hourly forecast for today, tomorrow, detailed 10day weather forecast and long range monthly outlook. Later a hydrogen factory was built next to it, and in the basement they produced heavy water as. The vemork power plant now houses the norwegian industrial workers museum and the world heritage centre. In our gift shop you can purchase the heavy water sabotage from 1948 on dvd where several of the saboteurs have leading roles as themselves. But for these men isbn 0705700453, a 1962 book by john d.
Vemork to rjukan one way to travel via line 209 bus. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum er stengt pga corona viruset inntil 15. In 1934, norsk hydro built the first commercial heavy water plant with a capacity of 12 tons per year at vemork. It was a key factor in germanys bid to harness atomic energy primarily as a source of electric power.
The epic mission to sabotage hitlers atomic bomb kindle edition by bascomb, neal. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum restaurants, museums, tourism. Maskinhallen blir fylt med sterke fotografier og talende gjenstander. Vemork is about 100 miles west of oslo, on the edge of this icebound precipice. Located in the vemork power station, it was established in 1988 to allow the preservation of industrial society created by norsk hydro when they established themselves in rjukan in 1907. The heavy water produced at a facility in occupied norway was vital for the third reichs participation in the. Norwegian industrial workers museum world heritage site norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork 3661 rjukan norway. The town was founded in 1908 by sam eyde, who started the plan of building a city from scratch, after buying the renowned rjukan waterfall to make electric power for fertilizer production.
Kop online rjukan vemork norsk industriar 302885370 vykort och bilder fran norge avslutad 26 mar 07. The vemork hydroelectric plant is situated outside rjukan, the plant was built in 1911and at the time the largest in the world. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum nia, norway, rjukan, industry production technology,chemistry,electric motorsgeneratorspumps,computer informatic. Vemork, tinn museum, rjukanbanen, heddal bygdetun og telemarksgallerietlysbuen.
Tickory lodge ble overtatt i 2014 og krokan ble del av museet i 2018. The norwegian industrial workers museum is situated at vemork, 5km from rjukan. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum is an industrial museum located at rjukan in tinn. Vemork, vemork is the name of a hydroelectric power plant. Inside the daring mission that thwarted a nazi atomic bomb. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork, rjukan, norway. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum is an industrial museum located at rjukan in tinn, norway. Sep 26, 2019 norsk industriarbeidermuseum photographer ukjent.
World heritage photos rjukannotodden industrial heritage. Visitrjukan norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork har. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum pa vemork finner du langs rv 37, ca 6 km vest for rjukan i retning rauland. The best way to get from vemork to rjukan costs only kr 245 and takes just 10 mins.
The true story of the secret mission to stop hitlers atomic bomb, a 2003 book by ray mears isbn 0340830166, emphasises the norwegian. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Media enquiries can be directed to rita engedalen, pr and marketing manager. The norwegian industrial workers museum is situated at. Rjukan og tinn sommerguide 2015 by visitrjukan issuu. Vemork norsk industriarbeidermuseum rjukan, telemark. Sites, organised tours and places of interest, rjukan, 3660, vemork, tel. Now closed, the facility has been converted into the norsk industriarbeidermuseum which, among other things, portrays the areas history before and during world war ii. The norwegian industrial workers museum at vemork is a museum where you can see the unique exhibition from 2.
The power plant was built to power a fertilizer factory built at the same time. How to get from bergen to vemork by train, car, bus, plane. Stiftelsen norsk industriarbeidermuseum driver i dag fem museer. A blend of high politics, military drama, scientific adventure and individual courage is one way to concisely define the sabotage that took play at vemork hydroelectric power plant in norway during the second world war. Heavy water deuterium oxide played a sinister role in the race for nuclear energy during the world war ii. At the norwegian industrial workers museum at vemork you can see the unique exhibition about wwii as well as the industrialization of rjukan. Norwegian industrial workers museum world heritage site erih. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum is an industrial museum located at rjukan in. Norsk industriarbeidermuseum vemork 3660 rjukan telephone pbxreception.