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Kirketorget Kongsberg, 22. mai 2014
Kirketorget in Kongsberg, featuring Kongsberg church.
Kongsberg komm
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Kongsberg is a town located in Viken county in Norway. Kongsberg has a population of 27.716 as of 2020.

History

The city of Kongsberg was founded in 1624 after the discovery of silver in the area. The population grew quickly due to the mining industry, and in 1749 Kongsberg was the largest town in Norway based on population.

Kongsberg was part of the county Buskerud until it merged with Akershus and Østfold to create the larger county Viken.

Other

The Royal Norwegian Mint is located in Kongsberg, and is responsible for producing the Norwegian coins.

Images for kids

  • Silver-3d26c

    Classic Kongsberg wire-silver, collected in the 1980s. Size 1.4 cm × 1 cm × 0.9 cm (0.55 in × 0.39 in × 0.35 in)

  • Kongensgruve 0606

    Entrance to Christian 7. Stoll.

  • Chr7 skraaplan

    Inside the mines. Christian 7. Stoll (right), «skråplanet» (down to the left)

  • Handcars, Kongensgruve (112-1269 IMG)

    Kongsberg Silver Mines

  • Fra Kongens gruve

    From Kings Mine, drawn by Johannes Flintoe in 1834, depicting the work of the Kongsberg mine.

  • Kronene i Håvet

    Kronene i Håvet

  • Poul Steenstrup av Christian Olsen, Eidsvoll 1814, EM.01509 (cropped)

    Poul Steenstrup, 1814

  • Maurits Hansen

    Maurits Hansen

  • Birger Ruud3

    Birger Ruud, 1936

  • Kongsberg stasjon

    Kongsberg Rail Station

  • Bergseminaret 2010

    Kongsberg School of Mines

  • Norwegian Mining Museum

    Norwegian Mining Museum

  • Tinius Olsens skole

    Tinius Olsens School

  • Kongsberg Bergskrivergaarden

    Kongsberg Bergskrivergaarden

  • KRONA 4

    University of South-Eastern Norway, campus Kongsberg

  • Kongsberg sykehus IMG 0489

    Kongsberg hospital

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kongsberg para niños

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