When Røros Copper Works built the first smelter in 1646 people came to get paid work and settle with their own farms. Røros emerged as a collection of town houses with barns and outbuildings. The mining town has preserved much of its original character with street pattern laid out in the 1600s. Its well-preserved wooden buildings from the 1700s and 1800s was the basis for the inscription on the Unesco World Heritage list in 1980.
Join us on a guided tour where you get to hear more about the history behind this charming wooden town, the people who lived here and how the city has evolved through preservation and modernization!
The tour starts at Røros Museum Smelthytta and concludes with a tour in Røros church. Total duration ca. 1 hr 20 min.
Winter season 11.09. – 31.05: Thursday and Saturday at 11.00*
Spring/autumn 01.06. – 19.06/ 16.08. – 10.09: Every day at 11.00*
Summer season 20.06. – 15.08: 11.00 – 13.00 * (English) – 15.00
*During winter, spring and autumn season all tours are offered in English and Norwegian
Prices
Adult NOK 120, Student/Senior NOK 100. Children under 16 with adult: Free (not groups)
Experience more! If you buy tickets to Olav’s Mine, a guided tour of Røros and Røros Museum Smelthytta simultaneously, you get 10% discount on all tickets!
Guided tours at Smelthytta
Join us on a guided tour of the exhibitions at Smelthytta to learn more about the history of Røros Copper Works and traditional costumes of the Røros region!
Opening hours all visitor sites
The Røros Museum has several sites to visit.
Røros Church
A guided tour of Røros church is included in the guided tour of Røros. You can also visit Røros church on your own, or even join in on the tour of the church!