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Røros Municipality
ⓘ (Norwegian) 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.
The 1,957-square-kilometre (756 sq mi) municipality is the 39th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røros Municipality is the 170th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,685. The municipality's population density is 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.
The mining town of Røros (the administrative centre of the municipality) is sometimes called Bergstaden which means "mountain town" due to its historical renown for copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. Many of the modern-day inhabitants of the town of Røros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The town of Røros has about 80 historic wooden houses, most of them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance.
The parish of Røros was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1875, an unpopulated area of the neighbouring Ålen Municipality was transferred to Røros Municipality. On 1 January 1926, Røros Municipality was divided into four separate municipalities: Røros landsogn (population: 701) in the south and west, Brekken Municipality (population: 1,098) in the east, and Glåmos Municipality (population: 983) in the north. The remaining part of Røros, mostly areas surrounding and including the town of Røros (population: 2,284) remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Røros Municipality (population: 3,063) was merged with its three neighbors: Glåmos Municipality (population: 700), Brekken Municipality (population: 964), and Røros landsogn (population: 482) to recreate the large Røros Municipality that existed prior to 1926. On 21 April 1989, an unpopulated part of Røros Municipality was transferred to the neighbouring Holtålen Municipality.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
The municipality (originally the parish and town) is named after the old Røros farm (Old Norse: Røyðaróss) since this was the site of the mining town of Røros. The first element comes from the local river name Røa (Røyðr) which has an unknown meaning. The last element comes from óss which means "mouth of a river" (the small river Røa runs into the great river Glåma here).
On 9 September 2022, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official Sami language name for the municipality: Rosse. The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called Rosse when it is spelled alone, but it is Rossen tjïelte when using the Sami language equivalent to "Røros municipality".
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Røros Municipality
ⓘ (Norwegian) 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.
The 1,957-square-kilometre (756 sq mi) municipality is the 39th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røros Municipality is the 170th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,685. The municipality's population density is 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.
The mining town of Røros (the administrative centre of the municipality) is sometimes called Bergstaden which means "mountain town" due to its historical renown for copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. Many of the modern-day inhabitants of the town of Røros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. The town of Røros has about 80 historic wooden houses, most of them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance.
The parish of Røros was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1875, an unpopulated area of the neighbouring Ålen Municipality was transferred to Røros Municipality. On 1 January 1926, Røros Municipality was divided into four separate municipalities: Røros landsogn (population: 701) in the south and west, Brekken Municipality (population: 1,098) in the east, and Glåmos Municipality (population: 983) in the north. The remaining part of Røros, mostly areas surrounding and including the town of Røros (population: 2,284) remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Røros Municipality (population: 3,063) was merged with its three neighbors: Glåmos Municipality (population: 700), Brekken Municipality (population: 964), and Røros landsogn (population: 482) to recreate the large Røros Municipality that existed prior to 1926. On 21 April 1989, an unpopulated part of Røros Municipality was transferred to the neighbouring Holtålen Municipality.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
The municipality (originally the parish and town) is named after the old Røros farm (Old Norse: Røyðaróss) since this was the site of the mining town of Røros. The first element comes from the local river name Røa (Røyðr) which has an unknown meaning. The last element comes from óss which means "mouth of a river" (the small river Røa runs into the great river Glåma here).
On 9 September 2022, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official Sami language name for the municipality: Rosse. The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called Rosse when it is spelled alone, but it is Rossen tjïelte when using the Sami language equivalent to "Røros municipality".