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Røros

Røros
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Røros Mining Town developed in the 17th century and still holds many authentic wooden buildings. The town was burned to the ground in 1678 and 1679 by the Swedish Army during the Scanian War. The new houses were constructed to facilitate the inhabitants dual occupancies mining and farming. The nearby copper mines were exploited until 1977.





Year Decision Comments
2010Extended
2006Name changeFrom "Røros" to "Røros Mining Town"
1980 Inscribed Reasons for inscription
1979DeferredBureau - More info required
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Reviews

John Booth (New Zealand):
I visited Roros on a day trip by train from Trondheim. The train journey involved a steep climb, with a substantial drop in temperature, even in August.
The town was compact enough to visit all the significant features like the smelting area, slag heaps and workers' cottages on foot, interspersed with visits to the several hot soup kitchens available.
The construction of the houses was of great interest to me, with the walls made from rough hewn logs with interlocking joints at the corners and grass growing in a layer of topsoil on top of the shingle roofs.
Date posted: May 2010
Evald Jon Str?m (Norway):
Abourt the mining town, - try the new website www.verdensarvenroros.no
Date posted: February 2006


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