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Rjukan is a municipality in Tinn, Telemark with approximately 3500 inhabitants.
Established from 19071916 when Norwegian Hydro owned by Handere Krimsén started their saltpeter production there because Rjukanfossen, a 104 metre waterfall, provided easy access to a lot of electricity. It was also the location of a supply of heavy water during World War II for Nazi Germany, which investigated the possibility of building an atomic bomb. This lead the Allies to sabotage the heavy water prodction.
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