Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
17
Hartzgården Sølvsmie
C2
18
Per Sverre Dahl Modellør
C2
19
Potteriet Røros
B2
Sights
Røros'
historic district
, characterised by the striking log architecture of its 80 protected
buildings, takes in the entire central area. The two main streets,
Bergmannsgata
and
Kjerkgata
, are lined with historical homes and buildings, all under preservation orders.
The entire area is like an architectural museum of old Norway. For one of the loveliest
turf-roofed homes you'll see, head up to the top of Kjerkgata to the house signposted as
If Røros looks familiar, that's because several films have been made here, including
Røros author Johan Falkberget's classic
An-Magrit
, starring Jane Fonda. Flanderborg gate
starred in some of Astrid Lindgren's
Pippi Longstocking
classics and Røros even stood in
for Siberia in
A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
.
Røros Kirke
CHURCH
Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 11am-1pm Mon-Sat early Jun & mid-Aug-mid-Sep, 11am-1pm Sat rest of year)
Røros' Lutheran church is one of Norway's most distinctive, not to mention one of the
largest, with a seating capacity of 1640. The first church on the site was constructed in
1650, but it had fallen into disrepair by the mid-18th century and from 1780 a new
baroque-style church (the one you see today) was built just behind the original at a cost of
23,000
riksdaler
(at the time, miners earned about 50
riksdaler
per year).
The posh King's Gallery at the back, identified by both royal and mining company lo-
gos, has never hosted a king; visiting royals have always opted to sit among the people.
Unusually, the pulpit sits over the altarpiece, while the organ (1742) is the oldest
Norwegian-built organ still functioning.
