Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site and the last Norwegian site added to the UNESCO WHS list. Last month Doris got to visit the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum in Rjukan.
Rjukanfossen (the Rjukan Waterfall) lay the foundation for the Vemork Power Plant, which became the largest of its kind in the world when completed in 1911. The Vemork Power Plant now houses the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum and the World Heritage Centre. Visitors can learn about the industrial adventure that began in the early 1900s and about the dramatic events that took place in Rjukan during World War II. - in: https://nia.no/en/vemork/
Photo: I. Karvand / NIA
During Word War II, Vemork in Rjukan was one of the few places in Europe that made heavy water, an important ingredient in the first nuclear bombs. The facility was sabotaged by Norwegian resistance fighters, which prevented Germany from developing the atom bomb. This operation made Vemork the centre of one of the most important and daring sabotage missions during the war. - in: https://www.visitnorway.com
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