Rørosmuseet Smelthytta — Attraction in Røros

Very interesting guided tour. We were also shown around the village.

For those who are interested in mining, it is important to know that there are several interesting mines higher up the hills: 62.627140537163484,11.51847839355469 (Storschwarz mines) 62.625483037981496,11.51766300201416 (Storschwarz mines) 62.62808763797468,11.538305282592775 (Gamle Storschwarz mine) 62.671266961511435,11.259570121765138 (Rødalen mine) 62.66945430129438,11.282014846801758 (Oscars shaft) 62.67069559146284,11.300854682922365 (Arvedals mine) 62.670203022226666,11.317291259765627 (Kongens mine) 62.68690639643548,11.335186958312988 (Christianus...

A magnificent museum devoted to the exploration of copper in the Røros region starting in the 16 hundreds and going on till the late 1970's. The life of the workers in the harsh climate becomes evident, in particular since we visited a summer Saturday of July 2025 with 30 degrees in the shade. People from Røros flocked to the dam upstreams from the museum to swim. After having left the museum closing at 5 pm we noticed we had left the turner of grandma, 98, inside the closed museum. I managed to find one of the technicians, Åge Sandnes, who came back on his motor bike to save our day....

Great museum Suggest to first go to the olive mine and then visit the museum (follow the flow of the ore) The museum is situated in the former copper melter factory Gives good insight in the process, the history, the society and working conditions Especially the scale models are worth a visit on its own We watched the Norwegian version of the film, later we figured out that there is also an English version (displayed alternating) Recommended a...