Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
The mining town of Røros and the surrounding area are associated with copper mining, which began in the 17th century and was worked for 333 years until 1977. The site includes the town and its industrial rural cultural landscape, the smelter Femundshytta and its associated areas, and winter transport routes. Røros was destroyed by Swedish troops in 1679 and has since been completely rebuilt, with around 2,000 one- and two-storey wooden houses and a smelter. Many of the buildings retain their black wooden façades, giving the town a medieval appearance. The site is surrounded by a buffer zone that coincides with the privileged zone (periphery) granted to mining companies by the Danish-Norwegian Crown (1646), demonstrating a lasting culture based on copper mining that was established and flourished in a remote, climatically harsh region.