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Our attractions are many and varied – from the Røros Church, completed in 1784, to Jutulhogget, the largest canyon in Northern Europe.

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Guided tour of Røros

Address

Malmplassen, 7374, Røros

Telephone
72 40 61 70

rorosmuseet.booking@mist.no

Røros

When Røros Copper Works built the first smelter in 1646 people came to get paid work and settle with their own farms. Røros emerged as a collection of town houses with barns and outbuildings. The mining town has preserved much of its original…
Open houses in Sleggveien

Address

Malmplassen, 7374, Røros

Telephone
72 40 61 70

post@rorosmuseet.no

Røros

The houses on Sleggveien, Slag road, give some idea of the social history of the mining community. In the five houses at the top of the road lived day labourers, craftsmen, gypsies and others who had no permanent work for the Copper Works and no…
Røros Church

Address

Kjerkgata 39, 7374, Røros

Telephone
72 40 61 70

post@rorosmuseet.no

Røros

Røros church - also called "The pride of the mining town" - was built in the golden age of the Røros Copper Company. The building was finished in 1784 and is one of the largest churches in Norway, with 1600 seats. It now emerges in its entire…
Johan Falkberget - The museum at Ratvolden

Address

Rugldalen, 7374, Røros

Telephone
+47 72 41 61 70

booking@rorosmuseet.no

Røros

Groups can book guided tours at Ratvolden, the home of Johan Falkberget in the summer season (1.06. – 30.09.)
The author Johan Falkberget (1879-1967) grew up in a mining area and began his career as a miner, his works drew extensively on his…
Brydalen Church

Address

Brydalen Kirke, 2501, Tynset

Telephone
95233621

Tynset

The chapel in Brydalen was consecrated in 1884. Previously, the school had been used for reading the scriptures. A grave yard for the people living in Brydalen was established in 1871. To build a church was quite a feat for the 20 people living in…
The Soap Stone Quarry at Sandbekkdalen in Kvikneskogen

Address

Sandbekkdalen, Kvikne, 2512, Kvikne

Telephone
62 48 50 00

postmottak@tynset.kommune.no

Kvikne

Bubakk, Kvikneskogen
About 1000 metres above sea-level, just west of Sandbekkdalen in Kvikne in Tynset, lies one of the country’s most known soap stone quarries from the pre-roman Iron Age. The stone quarry is known first and foremost through…
Kvikne Copper Mine

Address

Kvikne Kobberverk, 2512, Kvikne

Telephone
62 48 50 00

postmottak@tynset.kommune.no

Kvikne

The remains of the copper mine are 8-9 km east of Yset in Kvikne. The road is only open in summer time. The first ore was found here in 1629. As opposed to other copper mines of any importance there was very little activity here after 1800. This…
Tylldalen Church

Address

Tylldalen, 2510, Tylldalen

Telephone
62 48 50 00

postmottak@tynset.kommune.no

Tylldalen

n the summer, the church is open, and you won’t regret stopping by for fifteen minutes. The church was consecrated in 1736 and named “Our Savior’s Church.” It is a long church with a choir, nave, sacristy, and porch. The church is open during Olsok…
The old mining road to Storwartz Mine

Address

Storwartz feltet, 7374, Røros

Telephone
+47 72 41 00 00

post@rorosinfo.com

Røros

The old mining road offers an excellent cycling trip along an historical trail. In 1646, King Christian IV wrote a letter of Privelege giving Røros copperworks the sole rights to minerals, forests, waterways and labour within a radius of four old…
Tynset Church

Address

Vedalen 51, 2500, Tynset

Telephone
62 48 55 69

postmottak@tynset.kommune.no

Tynset

When the famous Norwegian writer, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson drove through Tynset, he heard the bells ringing from the church tower and this inspired him to write one of his most well-known psalms. Few churches have such a beautiful situation as the…