Tinn 178301 225635943 2008-07-14T17:45:38Z Eivindgh 2549341 {{otheruses}} {{Infobox_Kommune| name=Tinn| idnumber=0826| county=Telemark| landscape=Øst-Telemark| capital=[[Rjukan]]| governor=Erik Haatvedt ([[Arbeiderpartiet|Ap]])| governor_as_of=2005| arearank=28| area=2045| arealand=1854| areapercent=0.63| population_as_of=2006| populationrank=155| population=6,247| populationpercent=0.14| populationdensity=3| populationincrease=-5.6| language=[[Norwegian language|Neutral]]| lat_deg=60| lat_min=0| lat_sec=33| lon_deg=8| lon_min=33| lon_sec=34| utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6652538 |utm_easting=0475441| geo_cat=adm2nd| coatofarms=Tinn_komm.png| munwebpage=www.tinn.kommune.no| }} '''Tinn''' is a municipality in the county of Telemark, [[Norway]]. The parish of ''Tin'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). [[Hovin, Telemark|Hovin]] was separated from Tinn 1860 - but it was again merged with Tinn January 1, 1964. The municipality borders to the north with [[Nore og Uvdal]], to the east with [[Notodden]], [[Hjartdal]] and [[Seljord]], and to the west with [[Vinje]]. Tinn stretches deeply into the [[Hardangervidda]] landscape. One landmark in Tinn is the 1883 metre tall mountain [[Gaustatoppen]], climbed each year by 30,000 people. On clear days it is possible to see one sixth of Norway from its summit. [[Krossobanen]] is the oldest [[aerial tramway]] in [[Northern Europe]]. It was built in 1928 as a gift from [[Norsk Hydro]]. The [[waterfall]] [[Rjukanfossen]] on the [[Måna river]] allowed construction of [[Vemork]], the largest power station in the world in 1911. The station has become a museum where one can explore the history of the energy and see exhibits about the industrial development in Norway and at [[Rjukan]], the municipality center of Tinn. The museum is most famous for its presentation of Rjukan's war history. During [[World War II]], Vemork was the site of the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]], when Norwegian saboteurs prevented the Germans from producing [[atomic weapons]] from the [[heavy water]] which was produced here. The exhibit "Atomkappløpet" ("The nuclear race") presents the four heavy water sabotages and the allied efforts to develop a nuclear bomb. ==The name== The [[Old Norse language|Norse]] form of the name was ''Tinnr''. It is probably the old name of the central lake in the municipality (now [[Tinnsjå]]). The meaning of the name is unknown. ==Coat-of-arms== The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1994). It shows five [[drop]]s of water (to represent the five rivers in the municipality and the [[water power]] of [[Rjukan]]). (See also the coat-of-arms of [[Bykle]] and [[Samnanger]].) ==Museum== At the lake [[Møsvatn]] close to Tinn is a museum and Hardangervidda nasjonalparksenter. ==External links== * [http://www.nasjonalparksenter.no/content.ap?thisId=500031212 Museum] {{Telemark}} [[Category:Municipalities of Telemark]] [[Category:Tinn| ]] [[da:Tinn]] [[de:Tinn]] [[bpy:টিন (টেলেমার্ক)]] [[it:Tinn]] [[nl:Tinn]] [[no:Tinn]] [[nn:Tinn kommune]] [[nds:Kommun Tinn]] [[pl:Tinn]] [[pt:Tinn]] [[sl:Tinn]] [[sv:Tinn]]