Røros Mining Town
Also known as Røros Mining Town and the Circumference, Roros Mining Town and the Circumference, ville minière de Roros et la Circonférence
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Norway
Inscribed
1980
Area
54 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Røros Mining Town is about 110 km south-east of Trondheim. The nearest other World Heritage site is Urnes Stave Church, about 260 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Trondheim · about 147,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Östersund · about 46,000 peopleabout 180 km north-east
- Hamar · about 29,000 peopleabout 200 km south
- Gjøvik · about 23,000 peopleabout 200 km south
- Ålesund · about 48,000 peopleabout 260 km west
- Bærum · about 114,000 peopleabout 300 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
NorwayCultural255 km away
SwedenCultural268 km away
NorwayNatural293 km away
SwedenCultural314 km away
NorwayCultural335 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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