Kongsberg
Kongsberg is a town located in Viken county in Norway. Kongsberg has a population of 27.716 as of 2020.[3]
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 Coat of arms  Viken within Norway | |
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 Kongsberg within Viken | |
| Coordinates: 59°40′10″N 09°39′06″E / 59.66944°N 9.65167°ECoordinates: 59°40′10″N 09°39′06″E / 59.66944°N 9.65167°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Viken |
| District | Lower Buskerud |
| Administrative centre | Kongsberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Kari Anne Sand (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 792 km2 (306 sq mi) |
| • Land | 753 km2 (291 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 138s in Norway |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 25,090 |
| • Rank | 27 in Norway |
| • Density | 31.2/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 8.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3006 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Website | www |
History
The city of Kongsberg was founded in 1624 after the discovery of silver in the area.[4] The population grew quickly due to the mining industry, and in 1749 Kongsberg was the largest town in Norway based on population.[5]
Kongsberg was part of the county Buskerud until it merged with Akershus and Østfold to create the larger county Viken.
In 2021, five people were killed in a mass stabbing.
Other
The Royal Norwegian Mint is located in Kongsberg, and is responsible for producing the Norwegian coins.[6]
Kongsberg Media
Classic Kongsberg wire-silver, collected in the 1980s. Size 1.4 × 1 × 0.9 cm (0.55 × 0.39 × 0.35 in)
Entrance to Christian 7. Stoll.
Inside the mines. Christian 7. Stoll (right), «skråplanet» (down to the left)
Kongens Gruve, Kongsberg
From Kings Mine, drawn by Johannes Flintoe in 1834, depicting the work of the Kongsberg mine.
The crowns in Håvet, July 2002.
- PoulSteenstrupavChristianOlsen,Eidsvoll,EM.(cropped)
Norwegian mathematician Thoralf Skolem (1887–1963) in the 1930s
Maurits Hansen (1794-1842), Norwegian writer.
Birger Ruud - Norwegian ski jumper (photo from 1936)
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References
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Kommunefakta". SSB (in norsk bokmål). Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir (2019-10-14). "Kongsberg". Store Norske Leksikon (in norsk bokmål).
- ↑ "Kongsberg". Wikipedia. 2020-10-18.
- ↑ "Royal Norwegian Mint". Wikipedia. 2020-07-29.