Røros (Norway)

Røros (Southern Sami: Plassje) is a town too municipality inward Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is role of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, too Hitterdalen.

Rørosmartna - Røros wintertime marked inward the wintertime sun

The mining town of Røros is sometimes called Bergstaden which way "the mining town" due to its historical notoriety for copper mining. It is i of 2 towns inward Kingdom of Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along alongside the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. The modern-day inhabitants of Røros soundless locomote too alive inward the feature 17th too 18th century buildings which stimulate got led to its designation equally a UNESCO World Heritage Site inward 1980. Røros has nigh lxxx wooden houses, most of them standing to a greater extent than or less courtyards. Many retain their black pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance.

Røros inward summer

The 3.47-square-kilometre (1.34 sq mi) town of Røros has a population (2009) of 3,640. The population density of 1,049 inhabitants per foursquare kilometre (2,720 /sq mi). The town is the administrative oculus of the municipality of Røros. There are also 2 churches inward the town: Røros Church too Røros Chapel.

Finneveta, i of the narrow former streets inward Røros

General informationThe parish of Røros was established equally a municipality on 1 Jan 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 Jan 1875, an unpopulated expanse of Ålen was transferred to Røros. On 1 Jan 1926, Røros was separate into iv municipalities: Røros (town), Røros landsogn, Brekken, too Glåmos. This left the town of Røros alongside 2,284 residents. On 1 Jan 1964, however, those iv municipalities were merged dorsum together nether the mention Røros. Prior to the merger, Røros (town) had 3,063 residents. On 21 Apr 1989, an unpopulated role of Røros was transferred to Holtålen.

Name

The town is named after the former Røros farm ("Røraas" to a greater extent than or less 1530), since the town was built on its ground. The start chemical share is the river mention Røa too the terminal chemical share is bone pregnant "mouth of a river" (the pocket-size river Røa runs into the neat river Glåma here). The pregnant of the river mention Røa is unknown. There is no available interpretation of the Southern Sami name, Plassje.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times, they were adopted on 29 Oct 1992. The arms exhibit an former copper symbol to a higher house 2 crossed mining tools inward xanthous on a reddish background.

Churches

The Church of Kingdom of Norway has iv parishes (sokn) inside the municipality of Røros. It is role of the Deanery (prosti) of Gauldal too the Diocese of Nidaros.

Transportation

The town is served yesteryear the railway describe of piece of employment Rørosbanen at Røros Station too Røros Airport both stimulate got a scheduled service to Oslo. The Rv30 route connects due south to Tynset too northwest downward the Gaula valley towards Trondheim. There is also the RV705 route going northward to Selbu too Stjørdal, too the route Rv31 going eastward to Sweden.

Climate

Røros has a somewhat continental climate. The hateful annual atmospheric precipitation inward Røros is 500 millimetres (20 in), alongside February–May equally the driest period. January's average temperature is −11.2 °C (11.8 °F), however, Røros has recorded the coldest temperatures due south of Finnmark alongside −50.4 °C (−58.7 °F) inward early on Jan 1914. In the European mutual depression temperature snap of Jan 2010 temperatures reached equally depression equally −42 °C (−44 °F). As winters are mutual depression temperature too stable, the skiing conditions are unremarkably excellent, alongside the stream from Feb to Apr equally the optimum, equally the Sun is higher too the days longer than before inward winter. The July 24-hr average is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F) (from 1961–1990); summertime days are oft pleasantly warm, simply the nights tin teach chilly. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel rut tape was recorded July 2008 alongside 30.7 °C (87.3 °F).

Haugan, an unincorporated settlement situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Røros Airport, is the place of a weather condition station operated yesteryear the Norwegian Meteorologist institute. (Norwegian: Meteorologisk institutt).

History

Røros municipality has been used yesteryear the Southern Sami people for reindeer herding upward until today. Known for its copper mines, Røros is i of Norway's 2 nationally important mining towns alongside activeness starting inward the 17th century (the other i beingness the "silver-town" Kongsberg, run into Kongsberg Silver Mines).

Røros was burned to the Blue Planet inward 1678 too 1679 yesteryear the Swedish Army during the Scanian War. In 1718, during the Great Northern War, the town was i time once again taken yesteryear the Swedish Army, led yesteryear General De la Barre, who made upward the southern arm of the original Swedish Army nether Carl Gustaf Armfeldt. De la Barre took the urban centre too all their mined copper at gunpoint.

When King Carl XII was killed nigh Fredriksten on thirty Nov 1718, De la Barre retreated northward to bring together the mass of the army. However, this ended inward tragedy, when over 3,000 rather unprepared soldiers perished inward the harsh weather condition conditions inward the mountains northwest of Røros.

Røros too its people were made famous to Norwegians at the plough of the 20th century yesteryear semi-fictional writer Johan Falkberget, who told the storey of the mining community from the perspective of the hard-tested miners at the bottom of the social ladder. With its authentic wooden buildings, Røros was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site listing inward 1980.

Røros Copper Works

In 1644, the full general director of the mine at Kongsberg gave permission to exploit i lode of copper inward the mountains nigh Rauhaammaaren. Storvola too Gamle Storwartz became some of the company’s most of import mines. Nordgruve, some other of import mining area, was situated to the northward eastward of Røros.

Starting inward 1740 too onwards was a stream of greatness for the Røros Copper Works alongside several mines yielding well. Dynamite was utilized from 1870 too subsequently drilling machines. The electrical generating station built high-tension ability lines to furnish the mines starting inward 1897. The Bessemer procedure was introduced at the terminate of the 1800s. The Rørosbanen railway describe of piece of employment was completed inward 1877. High prices for both copper too zinc gave skilful results, simply too therefore the prices dropped too in that place were several years alongside large losses. After 333 years, mining activeness inward Røros ceased inward 1977.