Røros
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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| Administrative centre | Røros | |
| Mayor (2003) | John Helge Andersen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 1,956 Square kilometre>km² 1,758 km² 0.60 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 174 5,632 0.12 % 4.6 % 3/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.roros.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Røros is a town and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Known for its copper mines, it is one of Norway's two nationally significant mining towns with activity starting in the 17th century (the other one being the "silver-town" Kongsberg).
Røros and its people were made famous in the Norwegian audience at the turn of the 20th century by author Johan Falkberget, who told the story of the mining community from the perspective of the hard-tested miners at the bottom of the social ladder.
The town is on the UNESCO World heritage list.
Burned to the ground in 1679 by the Swedish Army prior to the Great Northern War. In 1718, during the Great Northern War the town was once again visited by the Swedish Army lead by General De la Barré who then secured the copper to fuel the Swedish war effort.
When the King, Carl XII was killed near Fredriksten November 30, 1718, De la Barré ordered his army to flee back to Sweden. However, this ended in tragedy, when over 3000 soldiers died in the cold mountains northwest of Røros. It's reported that it was close to -50°C with heavy wind that january 1719. There's an outdoor musical theatre performance played in Røros to commemorate this tragedy. This show has been played since 1994 [link]
For a series of climatic factors, Røros is the coldest place in Norway, (notwithstanding its non-impressive latitude) with -50,4°C in early january 1903, and -50,1°C on 01.01.2001. This is due to an elevation of more than 600 m and a continental climate (the mild coastal air are blocked by mountains). During winter, a traditional market is organized, that draws many tourists, an avarage of 60000-70000 visitors each year. [link]
The town is served by the railway line Rørosbanen and Røros Airport has a scheduled service to Oslo.
External links
- [World heritage site Røros]
- [Røros info (also in English)]
- [UNESCO Røros entry]
- [Coast Air flies to and from Røros]
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