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{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
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{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Tinn
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Tind herred
|image_skyline          = P1000747Rjukan.JPG
|image_caption          = View of [[Rjukan]]
|idnumber               = 4026
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Aust-Telemark
|capital                = [[Rjukan]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Tinndøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Tinn_komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.tinn.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kathrine Haatvedt
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 34
|area_total_km2         = 2045.13
|area_land_km2          = 1848.01
|area_water_km2         = 197.12
|area_water_percent     = 9.6
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 172
|population_total       = 5546
|population_density_km2 = 3
|population_increase    = -7.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|0|33|N|8|33|34|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6652538 | utm_easting = 0475441 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Tinn''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]]s 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, Telemark|Austbygde]], [[Hovin, Tinn|Hovin]], and [[Miland]].

The {{convert|2045|km2|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

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.

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Tind'' (later spelled "Tinn") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1860, the southeastern area of the municipality around the village of [[Hovin, Tinn|Hovin]] (population: 815) was separated from Tinn to become part of the newly created [[Gransherad|Gransherad Municipality]]. On 24 March 1903, an unpopulated area of Tinn Municipality was transferred to [[Hovin, Telemark|Hovin Municipality]]. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of [[Hovin, Telemark|Hovin]] was dissolved. All of Hovin located east of the lake [[Tinnsjå]] (population: 461) was merged into Tinn Municipality (the rest of the old Hovin municipality became part of [[Notodden Municipality]]).<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) comes from an old name for the area ({{langx|non|Tinnr}}) or an old name for the local [[Tinnsjå]]. The name is possibly derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|tjǫrn}} which means "small lake" or "pond". Historically, the name was spelled ''Tind''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt |date=1914 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=7 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=253–254 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 25 November 1994. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], five [[goutte]]s de larmes, three and two"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv fem blå dråper, 3-2}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of five [[goutte]]s ([[Drop (liquid)|drop]]lets) of water. This design was chosen to represent the five rivers in the municipality and the [[hydropower]] plants near [[Rjukan]]. The arms were designed by Halvor Holtskog. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tinn |access-date=2023-08-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinn, Telemark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-26.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-11-25 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1994-11-25-1047 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenet for Tinn |url=http://www.tinn-kommune.com/node/27 |access-date=2017-09-23 |publisher=Tinn kommune}}</ref>  {{See also-text|Coats of arms of [[Bykle#Coat of arms|Bykle]] and [[Samnanger#Coat of arms|Samnanger]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Tinn. It is part of the [[Øvre Telemark prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Tinn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Rjukan||[[Dal Church]]||[[Rjukan]]||1775
|-
|[[Rjukan Church]]||[[Rjukan]]||1915
|-
|rowspan="4"|Tinn||[[Atrå Church]]||[[Atrå]]||1836
|-
|[[Austbygde Church]]||[[Austbygde, Telemark|Austbygde]]||1888
|-
|[[Hovin Church (Telemark)|Hovin Church]]||[[Hovin, Telemark|Hovin]]||1850
|-
|[[Mæl Church]]||[[Miland]]||1839
|}

==History==
The [[Rjukan Falls]], located 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 in the town of [[Rjukan]].

The museum at Vemork 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 [[nuclear 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.

==Government==
Tinn Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Telemark District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Tinn is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/telemark/tinn#seats |access-date=2024-01-30 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/tinn#seats |access-date=2023-08-24 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/tinn#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/tinn#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 17
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 7
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 6
|NKP                       = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|NKP                       = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 44
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 25
|NKP                       = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 44
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|NKP                       = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 44
|Local_Lists               = 44
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tinn
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 44
|H/FV                      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 22
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Tinn:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Tinn kommune |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Ordf%C3%B8rarar_i_Tinn_kommune |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=LokalHistorieWiki.no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838-1839: Ole Nilsen Besager 
* 1840-1841: Halvor Torgersen Rollag 
* 1842-1843: Gjermund S. Graver 
* 1844-1845: Søren Schive 
* 1846-1849: Tore Hemsen 
* 1850-1853: Gjermund S. Graver
* 1854-1861: Ole Knudsen 
* 1862-1863: Ole Gjermundsen Bakke 
* 1864-1881: Ole Knudsen 
* 1882-1883: Ole Gjermundsen Bakke 
* 1884-1885: Hølje H. Klonteig 
* 1886-1895: Ole Knudsen 
* 1896-1899: Ola O. Haugan 
* 1899-1900: Kristen O. Bøen
* 1901-1916: Knut H. Klonteig 
* 1917-1919: Ole O. Bakke
* 1920-1937: Johan O. Bryn ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1938-1940: Kristen Vaalund ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1945-1945: L.P. Petersen
* 1946-1946: Kristen Vaalund ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1946-1959: Isak Bergan ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1960-1967: Sigurd Kolltveit ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1968-1973: [[Reidar Engell Olsen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1974-1987: Einar Haatvedt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1987-1993: Øystein Dahle ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1993-1999: [[Olav Ulleren]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999-2003: Berit Stormoen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2004-2010: Erik Haatvedt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2010-2011: Turid Opedal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011-2015: Steinar Bergsland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015-2019: Bjørn Sverre Birkeland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2019–2023: Steinar Bergsland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2023-present: Kathrine Haatvedt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-16 |title=Kathrine Haatvedt blir ny ordfører i Tinn |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/kathrine-haatvedt-blir-ny-ordforer-i-tinn-1.16559938 |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| WHS         = Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site
| Image       = Ammoniakkvannfabrikken Notodden 1914 1916.jpg
| caption     = The old ammonia factory at Notodden industrial site
| Criteria    = Cultural: ii, iv
| ID          = 1486
| Year        = 2015
| Area        = 4,959.5 ha
| Buffer_zone = 33,967.6 ha
}}
Tinn borders the municipality of [[Nore og Uvdal]] (in [[Buskerud|Buskerud county]]) to the north; [[Rollag]] and [[Flesberg]] (also in Buskerud) to the east; [[Notodden]], [[Hjartdal]], and [[Seljord]] to the south, and [[Vinje]] to the west.

Most of Tinn is quite rural. The town of [[Rjukan]] is the largest settlement. It is located in the [[Vestfjorddalen]] valley, through which the [[Måna]] river flows.

Tinn stretches deeply into the [[Hardangervidda]] landscape. One landmark in Tinn is the {{convert|1883|m}} tall mountain [[Gaustatoppen]], which is climbed by 30,000 people each year. On clear days it is possible to see one sixth of Norway from its summit. Other areas include the [[Blefjell]] mountains, with [[Bletoppen]] being the highest mountain in that area and also the [[Vegglifjell]] mountains, with [[Skirveggen]] being the highest mountain in that area.

There are several large lakes in Tinn, including [[Tinnsjå]] and [[Kalhovdfjorden]].

== Notable people ==
[[File:GunnarSønsteby.jpg|140px|thumb|Gunnar Sønsteby, 2008]]

=== WWII heavy water saboteurs ===
* [[Arne Kjelstrup]] MM (1913 in Rjukan – 1995), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member during WWII who participated in the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]] in 1942–1943
* [[Knut Lier-Hansen]] (1916 in Rjukan – 2008), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member during WWII and Army sergeant who participated in the sinking of ''SF Hydro'' as a part of the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]]
* [[Jens-Anton Poulsson]] (1918 in Tinn – 2010), a military officer and [[Norwegian resistance]] member who participated in the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]] in 1942–1943 
* [[Claus Helberg]] (1919 in Rjukan – 2003), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member and mountain guide who participated in the [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage]]
[[File:Bernt Ivar Eidsvig.jpg|140px|thumb|Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, 2010]]

=== Other public Service ===
* [[Sam Eyde]] (1866–1940), an engineer and industrialist who developed [[Rjukan Falls]] to produce hydro electrical power
* [[Albert Sund]] (1884–?), a trade union leader, [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]] politician, and chairman of the ''Øst-Telemark faglige Samorg'' for three years
* [[Knut Haugland]] DSO, MM, (1917 in Rjukan – 2009), a WWII resistance fighter and explorer who accompanied [[Thor Heyerdahl]] on his famous 1947 [[Kon-Tiki]] expedition
* [[Einar-Fredrik Ofstad]] (1916 in Rjukan – 1998), a Norwegian diplomat
* [[Gunnar Sønsteby]] DSO (1918 in Rjukan – 2012), a member of the [[Norwegian resistance]] movement and Norway's most highly decorated citizen
* [[Petter Graver]] (1920 in Tinn – 1995), a jurist, diplomat from 1947 to 1988, and a lawyer
* [[Gunnar Odd Hagen]] (1921–1997), a politician and a dentist in Tinn
* [[Reidun Røed]] (1921 in Rjukan – 2009), a female [[Norwegian resistance]] member
* [[Bjørn Bruland]] (1926 in Rjukan – 2014), a Norwegian admiral and politician
* [[Reidar Engell Olsen]] (born 1933), a politician and Mayor of Tinn
* [[Jostein Børtnes]] (born 1937 in Hovin, Telemark), a literary historian and [[Slavic studies|Slavist]]
* [[Signe Howell]] (born 1942 in Tinn), a [[social anthropologist]] and academic
* [[Bernt Ivar Eidsvig]] (born 1953 in Rjukan), a prelate of the Catholic Church and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo|Bishop of Oslo]]
* [[Øystein Mæland]] (born 1960 in Rjukan), a psychiatrist, civil servant, and former politician
[[File:Linnea Dale 2.jpg|140px|thumb|Linnea Dale, 2009]]

=== The Arts ===
* [[Knut Luraas]] (1782 in Tinn – 1843), a [[Hardingfele]] [[fiddle]]r and artist
* [[Thomas Luraas]] (1799 in Tinn – 1886), a [[Rosemåling|rose painter]] and clarinetist
* [[Else Poulsson]] (1909 in Rjukan – 2002), a painter and textile artist
* [[Jørn Lande]] (born 1968 in Rjukan), a hard rock and heavy metal singer and songwriter
* [[Linnea Dale]] (born 1991 in Tinn), a singer

=== Sport ===
* [[Snowshoe Thompson]] (born 1827 in Austbygdi, Telemark as ''Jon Torsteinsson Rue'' – 1876), a Norwegian-American who was considered the father of California skiing
* [[Jon Terje Øverland]] (born 1944 in Rjukan), an alpine skier who competed at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]] and [[1968 Winter Olympics]]

==Gallery ==
{{wide image|Tinn haugefjell 1214mosl IMG 0108.JPG|770px|Mountains in the municipality of Tinn, near Rjukan}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Tinn}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Tinn}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/tinn Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Telemark}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100818061623/http://www.nasjonalparksenter.no/content.ap?thisId=500031212 Museum] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.tinnkort.net/kortdetail.php?kort_id=658 Postcard from Tinn]
*[http://www.tinnkort.net/stempler.php Postmarks/cancels from Tinn]

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