Visnes Gruvemuseum — Local services in Karmøy

If u like history about old days and where the copper for the statue of liberty comes from, this is a good place to visit. The place are based on volunteer work, since the community of Karmøy has it as much lower priority when it comes to founding then the Viking camp, but they know their stuff if u start asking them, and they can tell many stories.. it's also the first place in Norway to get telephone systems, and they where bigger then Haugesund in their grand days.. A good extra tip is to take a walk on the wall path they have behind the small community, and go see the old WW2 bunkers and playground...

The museum may be small, but it has been designed with a lot of love. At the beginning there is a short film about the history, which is available with subtitles from many countries. Afterwards, you can immerse yourself in the mining era through the many exhibits. The staff on site were really friendly and helpful. They also explained the region around the museum, where you can visit the smelting works and the old hospital (or what's...

Visnes er et gammelt gruveområde, med gruvedrift som varte fra 1865 til 1972. Fram mot 1895 var Vigsnes Kobberverk ett av de største kobberverkene i Nord-Europa. 800 personer arbeidet i gruvene på det meste, og 3000 mennesker bodde på Vigsnes, hvor verket drev et helt samfunn med skole, sykehus og ordenspoliti.

I dag omfatter gruveområdet et stort friluftsområde med bl.a. museum, gamlegruva, smeltehytta, administrasjonsbygningen og park. På museet er det utstillinger som presenterer den fantastiske gruvehistorien. Kobberet som ble brukt i Frihetsgudinnen i New York, kommer fra Visnes.

I Visnes finner man også en koselig krambod, gruvelekeplass i Fransehagen, fine tur- og...