Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Smelthytta
(see 2)
Activities, Courses & Tours
4
Røros Sport
C2
Sleeping
5
Frøyas Hus
C2
6
Erzscheidergården
C1
7
Vertshuset Røros
C2
Eating
Frøyas Hus
(see 5)
8
Galleri Thomasgården
C1
9
Kaffestugu Cafeteria
B2
10
Lauritzen & Bruse
B3
11
Tryggstads Bakeri
B2
Vertshuset Røros
(see 7)
Shopping
Galleri Thomasgården
(see 8)
12
Hartzgården Sølvsmie
C2
13
Per Sverre Dahl Keramikk
C2
14
Potteriet Røros
B1
Røros is one of the coldest places in Norway - in 2010, temperatures dropped below
-44°C.
History
According to local legend, in 1644 Olsen Åsen shot a reindeer at Storvola (Storwartz),
13km from Røros. The enraged creature pawed at the ground, revealing a glint of copper
ore. In the same year Røros Kobberverk was established, followed two years later by a
royal charter that granted it exclusive rights to all minerals, forest products and waterways
(and local labour) within 40km of the original discovery.
The mining company located its headquarters at Røros due to the abundant wood (fuel)
andtherapidsalongtheriverHyttelva,whichprovidedhydroelectricpower.Theuseoffire
in breaking up the rock in the mines was a perilous business and cost Røros dearly. Røros
firstburnttothegroundduringtheGyldenløveconflict withtheSwedesbetween1678and
