I haven't seen a lot of the world but I've been in Røros
in Norway...it is such a magical city! Røros Mining
Town was entered on the World Heritage List in 1980.
Røros has had 333 years of continuous mining and farming
together with strong links to and inputs from Germany,
Denmark and Sweden as well as the city of Trondheim
and the outlying district surrounding the town. The mining
town has been preserved in much the same way as it was
originally constructed with a street plan that was designed
and laid out in the 1600s; many of the wooden buildings
were constructed in the 1700s and 1800s
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Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935):
Storgaten (The Main Street), 1904
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A view over the old mining town 'Bergstaden'
The mining town of Røros is sometimes called
'Bergstaden' which means 'the mining town' due to its
historical notoriety for copper. It is one of two towns in
Norway that were historically designated 'mining towns',
along with the 'silver-town' of Kongsberg
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Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935):
'From Røros (Lillegaten)', 1902
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Røros Church was consecrated on 15 August 1784 by Bishop
Marcus Fredrik Bang (1711-1789). Røros Copper Works paid
for the building of the stone church, and the symbol of the Copper
Works was put on all sides of the tower wall. There is a sign over
the entrance to the church that says "Til Guds Ære og Bergstadens
Ziir' which means 'to God's Glory and Bergstaden's beauty'
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Inside Røros Church
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in Norway...it is such a magical city! Røros Mining
Town was entered on the World Heritage List in 1980.
Røros has had 333 years of continuous mining and farming
together with strong links to and inputs from Germany,
Denmark and Sweden as well as the city of Trondheim
and the outlying district surrounding the town. The mining
town has been preserved in much the same way as it was
originally constructed with a street plan that was designed
and laid out in the 1600s; many of the wooden buildings
were constructed in the 1700s and 1800s
link
Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935):
Storgaten (The Main Street), 1904
link
link
A view over the old mining town 'Bergstaden'
The mining town of Røros is sometimes called
'Bergstaden' which means 'the mining town' due to its
historical notoriety for copper. It is one of two towns in
Norway that were historically designated 'mining towns',
along with the 'silver-town' of Kongsberg
link
Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935):
'From Røros (Lillegaten)', 1902
link
Røros Church was consecrated on 15 August 1784 by Bishop
Marcus Fredrik Bang (1711-1789). Røros Copper Works paid
for the building of the stone church, and the symbol of the Copper
Works was put on all sides of the tower wall. There is a sign over
the entrance to the church that says "Til Guds Ære og Bergstadens
Ziir' which means 'to God's Glory and Bergstaden's beauty'
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Inside Røros Church
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One of the house in the old part of town
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Røros has about 80 wooden houses, most of
them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark
pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance
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Kjerkgata, 1869
Photo by Elen Schomragh
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'From Røros'
by the artist Lorents Aage Nagelhus
Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935):
Night, 1904
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