Tyssedal kraftverk
Tyssedal kraftverk is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Træshøgdi stands 1,681 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kraftmuseet, a museum 0.2 miles away. Hardanger runs past it.
The story
The Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry (Norwegian: Norsk Vasskraft- og Industristadmuseum) is a cultural history museum in the town of Odda in Vestland county, Norway. The museum is located in the village of Tyssedal. The museum is dedicated to the industrial history of Odda and Tyssedal, and more generally to history related to rivers and water, hydropower production, electricity, power intensive industry and its society. A main attraction is the power station Tysso I, which was designed by architect Thorvald Astrup (1876–1940) and constructed between 1906 and 1918. The station contains machinery and control room equipment from the entire period of operation, 1908–1989. In 2000 Tyssedal power plant – including Tysso I, pipelines, distribution pool and watchman's house at Lilletopp, and intake pool and valve house at Vetlevann – was protected for posterity by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. During the following years the power plant went through extensive restoration. Close to the power station is the former administration building for AS Tyssefaldene, the power generation company that owns and operates the hydropower plant. Today the building houses the museum's exhibitions, library, archives, photo and audio collections, as well as an auditorium. Further upstream it is possible to visit the installations at Lilletopp, Vetlevann and the Ringedals Dam. Three old workmen's houses in Odda and a small former hydrologic research station at the glacier Folgefonna are also part of the museum. A via ferrata has been built that allows safe climbing along the very steep pipeline.
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Dates from 1989.
Wikidata Q6976969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Hardanger, National
- 22.3 mi off the Ryfylke, National
- 28.3 mi off the Hardangervidda, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jonahornet · 16 mi
- Setehaug · 21 mi
- Astridstein · 21 mi
- Vikedalsnebbet · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Møyfallsnuten: 2.6 mi
- Holmaskjera: 4.3 mi
- Ruklenuten: 4.5 mi
- Mosaskornuten: 4.5 mi
- Hundsøyra: 4.6 mi
- Waterfall: 1.0 mi
- Sundefossen: 6.7 mi
- Strondsfossen: 6.7 mi
- Tjørnadalsfossen: 6.8 mi
- Tyssestrengene: 6.9 mi
- Kraftmuseet: 0.2 mi
- Lilletopp: 0.4 mi
- Tyssedal Hotel: 0.4 mi
- Odda Vitensenter: 3.7 mi
- Folgefonngata 9: 3.7 mi
- Hildal naturreservat: 8.7 mi
- Ullensvang naturreservat: 13.6 mi
- Eidesvatnet naturreservat: 17.5 mi
- Varaldsøy naturreservat: 17.7 mi
- Alsåker naturreservat: 18.5 mi
- Bygdeborg: 7.1 mi
- Gustav von Hahnke: 12.0 mi
- Olaf Olafsen: 14.1 mi
- Jon Mannsåker: 14.1 mi
- Gedenktafel: 16.0 mi
- Det nasjonale vasskraftmonumentet Elektra: 0.4 mi
- ArtHeart: 17.8 mi
- Guten med beltet: 18.4 mi
- Odd Leikvoll: 18.4 mi
- Soppen: 18.7 mi
- Trolltunga: 6.9 mi
- Preikestolen: 6.9 mi
- Hidleren: 18.0 mi
- Badelagune: 18.6 mi
- Vikøy: 20.3 mi
- Vikasanden: 20.9 mi
- Holmsund: 21.3 mi
- Lundarhegni Naturpark: 22.8 mi
- Steinbord: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Tyssedal kraftverk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Træshøgdi | NE 52° | 1,681 m | 10.9 mi |
| Folgefonni | WSW 237° | 1,662 m | 6.7 mi |
| Juklavassnutane | ESE 117° | 1,624 m | 14.0 mi |
| Ruklenuten | SE 127° | 1,608 m | 9.3 mi |
| Svartenuten | SE 125° | 1,606 m | 13.7 mi |
| Juklavassrusti | ESE 106° | 1,603 m | 13.5 mi |
| Vargen | ENE 61° | 1,578 m | 14.0 mi |
| Torsnuten | N 355° | 1,572 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 17:52 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:09 | 21:43 | 23:04 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:42 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 09:38 | 13:15 | 15:27 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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