Tinn
Tinn Municipality
Tinn kommune | |
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| Tind herred (historic name) | |
View of Rjukan | |
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Telemark within Norway | |
Tinn within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 60°0′33″N 8°33′34″E / 60.00917°N 8.55944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Aust-Telemark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Rjukan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kathrine Haatvedt (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,045.13 km2 (789.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,848.01 km2 (713.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 197.12 km2 (76.11 sq mi) 9.6% |
| • Rank | #34 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,546 |
| • Rank | #172 in Norway |
| • Density | 3/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.1% |
| Demonym | Tinndøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4026 |
| Website | Official website |
Tinn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Aust-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan. Some of the villages in Tinn include Atrå, Austbygde, Hovin, and Miland.
The 2,045-square-kilometre (790 sq mi) municipality is the 34th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tinn is the 172nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,546. The municipality's population density is 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.
The Krossobanen is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 as a gift from Norsk Hydro. The Hardangervidda National Park center is located at the lake Møsvatn, just east of Tinn.