Røros

Røros or Plaassja is the administrative centre of in county, Norway. The town is located along the river Hyttelva and along the Rørosbanen railway line, about 10 kilometres south of the village of and about the same distance north of the village of in neighboring county.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,570 residents
  • Description: settlement in Røros Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Bergstaden Røros”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Røros Church and Røros Chapel.

Church
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or Bergstadens Ziir is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . Located in the town of Røros, it is the main church for the Røros parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Church
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is a in in county, . It is located in the town of Røros at the north end of the Røros churchyard.

Aerodrome
is a regional located 2 kilometers from the town of Røros in county, . The asphalt runway has the physical dimensions 1,740 by 40 meters and is aligned 14/32.

Røros

Latitude
62.57468° or 62° 34′ 29″ north
Longitude
11.3842° or 11° 23′ 3″ east
Population
5,570
Elevation
640 metres (2,100 feet)
IATA airport code
RRS
United Nations Location Code
NO RRS
Open location code
9FJHH9FM+VM
Geo­Names ID
3141332
Wiki­data ID
Q10428572
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Røros” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Røros”
  • Belarusian: “Рорус”
  • Bishnupriya: “রারোস”
  • Bulgarian: “Рьорос”
  • Cebuano: “Røros (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Røros”
  • Chinese: “勒羅斯”
  • Danish: “Bergstaden Røros”
  • Dutch: “Roros”
  • Dutch: “Røros”
  • Estonian: “Plassje”
  • Estonian: “Roros”
  • Estonian: “Röros”
  • Estonian: “Røros”
  • Estonian: “Rørosi vald”
  • French: “Røros”
  • Galician: “Røros”
  • Georgian: “რიორუსი”
  • German: “Røros (Norwegen)”
  • Hebrew: “ררוס”
  • Icelandic: “Røros”
  • Japanese: “レーロース”
  • Lithuanian: “Rerusas”
  • Lithuanian: “Riorusas”
  • Low German: “Kommun Røros”
  • Northern Sami: “Plassje”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bergstaden Røros”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Røros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bergstaden Røros”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Røros”
  • Persian: “رویروس”
  • Russian: “Рёрус”
  • Serbian: “Рерос”
  • Slovenian: “Røros”
  • Swedish: “Plaassja”
  • Swedish: “Røros kommun”
  • Swedish: “Röros”
  • Swedish: “Røros”
  • Urdu: “روروس (قصبہ)”
  • Urdu: “روروس”

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