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CulturalRef. 55

Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

Cultural World Heritage property in Norway, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Røros Mining Town and the Circumference, Norway
Photo: User:China_Crisis · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Norway
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
iiiivv
Area of property
54 ha
Location
Røros Municipality
What it is
group
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 55 · Wikidata Q19387263

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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