Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For five weeks from early July to early August, the church hosts
organ recitals (adult/
child Nkr100/free;
6pm Mon-Sat)
, sometimes accompanied by orchestral musicians
from across Europe.
COMBINED TICKETS & WEBSITES
Although separated by 13km, the Smelthytta and Olavsgruva Mine form part of the
Røros Museum
Offline map
Google map
(Røros Museet;
www.rorosmuseet.no
)
,
a catch-all name for most of the village's museums, and it works out cheaper to buy a
combined ticket
(adult/child/student & senior Nkr110/free/80) if you plan to visit
both sites.
In addition to the main museum website,
www.worldheritageroros.no
is an ex-
cellent resource on Røros' historical sites.
Smelthytta
MINING MUSEUM
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(Malmplassen; adult/child/senior & student Nkr80/free/60;
10am-6pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr)
Housed in old smelting works,
whichwerecentraltoRøros'
raison d'être
until1953,thismuseumisatownhighlight.The
building was reconstructed in 1988 according to the original 17th-century plan. Upstairs
you'll find geological and conservation displays, while downstairs are a large balance used
for weighing ore, some well-illustrated early mining statistics, and brilliant working mod-
els of the mines and the water- and horse-powered smelting processes. Displays of copper
smelting are held at 3pm from Tuesday to Friday from early July to early August. In sum-
mer your entry ticket entitles you to a free guided tour at 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm (in English)
or 3.30pm.
Outside the museum entrance spreads the large open area known as the
Malmplassen
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(Ore Place), where loads of ore were dumped and weighed on the large
woodenscale.Justacrossthestreamfromthemuseumaretheprotected
slegghaugan
(slag
heaps), from which there are lovely views over town. Off the southwestern corner of the
slag heaps, the historic smelting district with its tiny turf-roofed
miners' cottages
, partic-
ularly along Sleggveien, is one of Røros' prettiest corners.
