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Kongsberg ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkɔ̂ŋːsbær (ɡ)] ⓘ) is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and forestry for centuries, and is the site of high ...
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Learn about the history, culture and nature of Kongsberg, a small town near Oslo. Explore the silver mines, the church, the ski resort and the hiking trails in this scenic destination.
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Sep 16, 2019 · 2. Kongsberg Church. 57. Churches & Cathedrals. The largest Baroque/Roccoco Church in Norway The Church of Kongsberg is the largest baroque/roccoco church in Norway seating 2400 people. The Church is a unique structure with altar, pulpit and pipe…. 3. Kongsberg Skisenter. 51.
The town of Kongsberg, literally the "King's mines", as a key town in Norway. In 1770 more than 4000 were employed in the mines, Kongsberg was then Norway's second largest city behind Bergen. The large church in Kongsberg is a legacy of the town's heydays. Parts of the mines are open to the public and Norwegian mining museum is downtown Kongsberg.
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Kongsberg was established as an industrial town based on silver mines in 1623. It was initiated by King Christian IV, who brought Germans from the silver mines in Saxony to show the Norwegians how to mine. Kongsberg was Norway’s largest mining community and is the country’s oldest industrial town. It was Norway’s second-largest town in ...
