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The Sulitjelma Hotel () is a hotel located near the mines in
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Hotels in Nordland Fauske
The Sulitjelma Hotel () is a hotel located near the mines in Sulitjelma
, , or is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of above mean sea level, above sea level. It is located on the shore of Langvatnet (Fauske), Langvatnet lake, ...
in Fauske Municipality
or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality located in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fauske (t ...
in Nordland
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county, Norway
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The building served as the former residence for the director of the Sulitjelma Mines
Sulitjelma Mines () was a Norwegian mining company that extracted copper, pyrite, and zinc at Sulitjelma in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Operations started with a test mine in 1887. From 1891 to 1933, the business was registe ...
after it was moved to Sulitjelma from Badderen
, , or is a village in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It lies at the head of the Badderfjord, about south of the municipal seat of Burfjord. The European route E6 highway passes through the village. The basic statistical unit ...
on the Badderfjord
The or is a small fjord that branches off of the main Kvænangen fjord in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The fjord is long and wide and it extends from its mouth between Steinnes and Nordnes eastward to the head of the fj ...
. In 1903 or 1906, the villa was disassembled and moved from Badderen to be rebuilt in Sulitjelma as the new director's residence for the company Sulitjelma Aktiebolag.
In 1982 the structure was converted into a hotel with 50 beds, and in 1993 the hotel was renovated and expanded so that it can now accommodate 60 people. The hotel was closed with a deficit before the Skagen Hotel took it over in 2001. The hotel was later reopened with its own spa department and improved profitability.
In early summer 2015 the hotel was put up for sale. In the fall of 2015 it was announced that the hotel was to be used as a reception center for Syrian refugees. In December 2016, the hotel was acquired by the Nordnorsk Reception Center, which stated to the media that the company plans to conduct asylum reception at the site.
In the autumn of 2019 the hotel was purchased by Salten Hotell AS with a view to reopening the hotel to guests.
Hotel operations were resumed in early 2020.
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Sulitjelma Hotel Website
Hotels in Nordland Fauske