Røros
A UNESCO-listed mining town of tar-brown timber houses and slag heaps — 333 years of copper. Reached on the Røros Line.
The facts
| Elevation | 628 m |
| Coordinates | 62.5747, 11.3791 |
| Time to allow | 6 h |
What to see
- Røros bergstad Sight
A UNESCO World Heritage site. The wooden town grew around the copper works from 1644. - Røros kirke Sight
- Olavsgruva Museum
- Rørosmartnan Activity
- Rørosmuseet Smelthytta Museum
The Roros Museum in the rebuilt smelting house, above the old furnace foundations.
Month by month
| Month | Daylight | Day high | Wet days | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 h | -5.3 °C | 13 | Open |
| February | 8.9 h | -4.9 °C | 10 | Open |
| March | 11.7 h | -1.5 °C | 11 | Open |
| April | 14.9 h | 3.3 °C | 11 | Open |
| May | 17.9 h | 8.3 °C | 15 | Open |
| June | 20 h | 13.1 °C | 17 | Open |
| July | 19 h | 15.9 °C | 16 | Open |
| August | 16.1 h | 14.6 °C | 15 | Open |
| September | 13 h | 10.1 °C | 13 | Open |
| October | 10 h | 3.7 °C | 12 | Open |
| November | 7 h | -1.6 °C | 12 | Open |
| December | 5 h | -4.7 °C | 11 | Open |
Background
Røros () or Rosse (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
On these routes
- Oslo–Trondheim — The Dovre Line through Gudbrandsdalen and over Dovrefjell, home to Norway's musk oxen.
- Oslo–Tromsø — The length of the country: Dovrefjell, the Arctic Circle, Lofoten, and finally the aurora over Tromsø.
- Oslo–Bodø — From the capital across Dovrefjell and past the Arctic Circle to Saltstraumen.
- Bergen–Trondheim — The fjords and Hardangervidda east to Oslo, then north over Dovrefjell to Nidaros.