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Røros
Peder Hiorts gate
Trondelag
Southern Norway
Norway
72-411165
Type: Historical Interest
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Trondelag
Southern Norway
Norway
72-411165
Type: Historical Interest
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Røros, 150 km (90 miles) south of Trondheim, received national attention in 1644 when copper was discovered by a local farmer named Hans Aasen. When Aasen was out hunting one day he found a shiny rock, which he showed to a friend of his, a German copper works manager named Lorentz Lossius. Lossius confirmed that it was indeed copper Aasen had found and mining started outside Røros later that year. Today, the whole city of Røros with its old timber houses is like an open-air museum and the only building made of stone in the entire town is the church, which was the only building left after the fire in 1678.
The legacy has also put the old mining town on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Getting to Røros by car takes 2½ hours from Trondheim and, if you’re coming from Oslo, about 4½ hours. There are also connections by train and bus several times daily from both Trondheim and Oslo. Røros even has an airport with flights six days a week from Oslo with Widerøe, which is the only commercial airline available.
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