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Røros Municipality
( Norwegian) or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen. The municipality is the 39th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røros is the 170th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,685. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period. The mining town of Røros (the administrative centre of the municipality) is sometimes called ''Bergstaden'' which means "mountain town" due to its historical renown for copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. Many of the modern-day inhabitants of the town of Røros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which led to its designation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Røros (town)
or is the administrative centre of Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is located along the river Hyttelva and along the Rørosbanen railway line, about south of the village of Glåmos and about the same distance north of the village of Os i Østerdalen in neighboring Innlandet county. The town has a population (2024) of 3,909 and a population density of . The mining town of Røros is sometimes called ''Bergstaden'', which means "the rock town", due to its historical copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated as a '' bergstad'' or "mining town", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg in Buskerud county. The ''bergstad'' formerly had special rights as a mining town, slightly different from those of other towns/cities in Norway. Because of this, it is sometimes referred to as a town, despite the actual classification being a bergstad. Many modern-day inhabitants of Røros still work and live in the characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
