Tinn

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.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Tinn
Kommune.former_name: Tind herred
Kommune.image_skyline: P1000747Rjukan.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: View of Rjukan
Kommune.idnumber: 4026
Kommune.county: Telemark
Kommune.district: Aust-Telemark
Kommune.capital: Rjukan
Kommune.established: 1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded: none
Kommune.demonym: Tinndøl
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms: Tinn_komm.svg
Kommune.webpage: www.tinn.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Kathrine Haatvedt
Kommune.mayor_party: Ap
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2023
Kommune.area_rank: 34

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type: Government
Founded: 1883
Location: Rjukan, Norway
Status: Active

Website →ROR →

GRID grid.458978.f · ISNI 0000 0004 1800 1415

Wikidata facts

Demonym: tinndøl
Population: 5515
Area: 1.21
Official website: www.tinn.kommune.no
Image: P1000747Rjukan.JPG
Households: 97

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Commons category: Tinn
inception: 1838-00-00
email address: mailto:[email protected]

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General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
History
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Geography
Notable people
WWII heavy water saboteurs
Other public Service
The Arts
Sport
Gallery
References
External links

The 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 and its population has decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.