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The Streets of Røros [7] (130)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5735 W: 536 N: 5987]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (27446) | The Church of Røros, named Bergstadens Zir.
The church was built between 1780-84. The Mining Company paid the costs and was in charge of construction, and the cost was 23.000 RD (a miner’s salary at that time was 50 RD per year).
The church steeple is 60 metres high. The church has a total of 1600 seats, which makes it one of the larger churches in Norway. The Mining Company owned the church until 1865, and then it was taken over by the congregation.
Male and female in the church were separated; the men were seated on the right and the women on the left side. The upper class sat in the front and the lower class in the back. The very poorest were placed on the galleries; there are stairs outside leading to these seats. Criminals as well as other "outcasts" had to sit in the back of these galleries.
The workshop includes a map covering the centre of Røros, and all images in the Streets of Røros series have been taken within the map area.
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The only reason for founding a town in this place was the fact copper was discovered in the area, and Røros Copper Mining Company was established in 1644. The company was operative for 333 years, until closure in 1977 (2). |
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