Editing Røros Municipality (section)

==History==
{{for|the history of the mining town within the modern-day Røros Municipality|Røros (town)#History}}
{{for|the history of mining in Røros|Røros Copper Works}}
Røros Municipality has historically been used by the Southern [[Sami people]] for [[reindeer herding]]. Known for its [[copper mine]]s, the [[Røros (town)|town of Røros]] is one of Norway's two nationally significant [[mining town]]s with activity starting in the 17th century (the other one being the "[[silver]]-town" [[Kongsberg (town)|Kongsberg]] since it is the location of the [[Kongsberg Silver Mines]]). The [[Røros Copper Works]] was in operation in the area for over 330 years.

Røros and its people were made famous to Norwegians at the turn of the 20th century by semi-fictional [[author]] [[Johan Falkberget]], who told the story of the mining community from the perspective of the hard-tested miners at the bottom of the social ladder.

With its authentic wooden buildings, Røros was added to the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] list in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The People and the Farms |url=http://www.verdensarvenroros.no/thepeople/1412 |publisher=The Røros World Heritage Site}}</ref>