Rjukan

Telemark · Norway

Rjukan, Norway
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to September
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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Wedged in a deep valley beneath Gaustatoppen, this industrial town famously erected mirrors on a mountaintop to reflect sunlight into its shaded centre. It was a hub of hydro power and the wartime heavy-water sabotage.

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