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ID: 7009589
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7009589

 

Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Røros (inhabited place)  Røros (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 62 35 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 62.5833  decimal degrees
Long: 011 23 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 11.3833  decimal degrees

Note: Town known for its history with the copper mining industry, and more than 80 wooden structures. Røros was rebuilt in 1679 after being destroyed by Swedish troops.

Names:
Røros (preferred,C,V)
Røros Mining Town (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Norge (nation)  ........  Norge (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Trøndelag (county)  ............  Trøndelag (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Røros (inhabited place)  ................  Røros (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
World Heritage Site (C)  ............  from 1980

Sources and Contributors:
Røros..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
..............  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 167
..............  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
Røros Mining Town..........  [VP]
................................  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1994) 167
..................  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009
..................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 28 April 2009

 

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