Editing Røros Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{for|the mining town within Røros Municipality|Røros (town)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Røros  
|native_name            = {{lang|sma|Rossen tjïelte}}
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Rorosmartna 20070220.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the mining town of Røros
|idnumber               = 5025
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Gauldal
|capital                = [[Røros (town)|Røros]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Rørosing
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.roros.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Isak Veierud Busch
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1561.38
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 39
|area_total_km2         = 1956.53
|area_land_km2          = 1756.45
|area_water_km2         = 200.08
|area_water_percent     = 10.2
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 170
|population_total       = 5685
|population_density_km2 = 2.9
|population_increase    = 1.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|34|27|N|11|22|59|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|module =
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| Official_name = Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
| Image         = Roros church.jpg
| Caption       = The old Røros in front of the church
| Criteria      = Cultural: iii, iv, v
| ID            = 55
| Year          = 1980
| Extension     = 2010
| Area          = {{convert|16510|ha|mi2|0|abbr=on}}
| Buffer_zone   = {{convert|481240|ha|mi2|0|abbr=on}}
| child         = yes
}} }}

{{Audio|Roeros.ogg|'''Røros'''}} ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]) or {{native name|sma|'''Rosse'''|italics=no}}<ref name="sami name" /> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Røros (town)|town of Røros]]. Some of the villages in Røros include [[Brekken]], [[Glåmos]], [[Feragen]], [[Galåa]], and [[Hitterdalen]].

The {{convert|1957|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 39th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røros is the 170th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,685. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|2.9|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The [[mining town]] of Røros (the [[administrative centre]] of the municipality) is sometimes called ''Bergstaden'' which means "mountain town" due to its historical renown for [[copper]] mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "[[silver]]-town" of [[Kongsberg (town)|Kongsberg]]. Many of the modern-day inhabitants of the town of Røros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which led to its designation as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1980. The town of Røros has about 80 historic wooden houses, most of them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Røros - the mining town |url=http://www.hurtigruten.us/norway/Experience-Hurtigruten/cities/Roros-mining-town/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207081658/http://www.hurtigruten.us/norway/Experience-Hurtigruten/cities/Roros-mining-town/ |archive-date=2011-02-07 |access-date=2011-02-28 |publisher=Hurtigruten.us}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Røros was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1875, an unpopulated area of the neighbouring [[Ålen Municipality]] was transferred to Røros Municipality. On 1 January 1926, Røros Municipality was divided into four separate municipalities: [[Røros landsogn]] (population: 701) in the south and west, [[Brekken Municipality]] (population: 1,098) in the east, and [[Glåmos Municipality]] (population: 983) in the north. The remaining part of Røros, mostly areas surrounding and including the [[Røros (town)|town of Røros]] (population: 2,284) remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, Røros Municipality (population: 3,063) was merged with its three neighbors: [[Glåmos Municipality]] (population: 700), [[Brekken Municipality]] (population: 964), and [[Røros landsogn]] (population: 482) to recreate the large Røros Municipality that existed prior to 1926. On 21 April 1989, an unpopulated part of Røros Municipality was transferred to the neighbouring [[Holtålen Municipality]].<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]] and town) is named after the old ''[[Røros (town)|Røros]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Røyðaróss}}) since this was the site of the [[Røros (town)|mining town of Røros]]. The first element comes from the local river name [[Røa (river)|Røa]]  ({{lang|non|Røyðr}}) which has an unknown meaning. The last element comes from {{wikt-lang|non|óss}} which means "mouth of a river" (the small river Røa runs into the great river [[Glåma]] here).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=199 |language=no}}</ref>

On 9 September 2022, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official [[Sami language]] name for the municipality: {{lang|sma|Rosse}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Fastsettelse av Rossen tjïelte som samisk navn på Røros kommune |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTII/forskrift/2022-09-09-1554 |access-date=2023-11-21 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|sma|Rosse}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|sma|Rossen tjïelte}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Røros municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-21 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 29 October 1992. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a [[venus symbol]] over a crossed hammer and chisel [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt, en gull kobber (venus-symbol) over korslagt bergjarn og feisel}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a venus symbol over a crossed hammer and chisel. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design symbolizes the [[copper mining]] industry in Røros. The venus symbol is the old symbol for [[copper]], which was heavily mined in Røros for centuries. The arms were designed by Sverre Ødegaard. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Røros |access-date=2023-02-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Røros kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205030918.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dr%25C3%25B8ros |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenet på Røros |url=http://www.bergstaden.org/no/hjem/kort-informasjon-om-roros/kommunevapenet-pa-roros |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Bergstaden.org |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Røros Municipality. It is part of the [[Gauldal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Røros'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Røros||[[Røros Church]]||[[Røros (town)|Røros]]||1784
|-
|[[Røros Chapel]]||[[Røros (town)|Røros]]||1962
|-
|Brekken||[[Brekken Church]]||[[Brekken]]||1878
|-
|Glåmos||[[Glåmos Church]]||[[Glåmos]]||1926
|-
|Hitterdalen||[[Hitterdal Chapel]]||[[Hitterdalen]]||1959
|}

==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>

==Government==
Røros Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Røros is made up of 27 representatives who are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/røros#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 5
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2024
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/r%C3%B8ros#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/r%C3%B8ros#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sp/V                      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Sp/V                      = 3
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Sp/V                      = 10
|otherparty                = Røros List
|otherparty_no             = Røroslista 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Sp/V                      = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|otherparty                = Cross-party environment list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk miljøliste  
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 5
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|KrF/Sp/V                  = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 5
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|DLF/V                     = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|SV/NKP                    = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no             = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 3
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 2
|NKP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 3
|AFS                       = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|NKP                       = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Røros
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Røros is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundt |first=Johannes |title=Røros før – og nå … Utgitt i anledning 150-årsjubileet til RørosBanken |publisher=RørosBanken |year=1992 |location=Røros |page=169 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838–1845: Knud Olsen 
*1846–1847: Peter Ascanius Schult 
*1848–1850: Julius Begtrup 
*1851–1856: Diderik Iversen Tønseth
*1857–1860: Johannes Berg
*1861–1882: Diderik Iversen Tønseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1883–1901: Anders Bergan ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902–1904: Marius Müller ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1905–1913: Lars T. Ormhaug ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1914–1919: Lars Tørres ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1920–1922: Johannes Iv. Ødegaard ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1923–1925: Anders O. Sandkjernan ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1926–1928: Johan Kvikne ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1929–1934: Aksel Selboe ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1935–1940: Olav Guldahl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1941–1942: Henrik Grønn ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942–1945: Odd Johnsen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1947: Olav Guldahl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948–1951: Ole Halden ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1967: Ole J. Kværneng ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968–1971: Per A. Strickert ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1972–1973: Rolf Køste ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1973–1975: Per A. Strickert ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Knut W. Larssen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980–1987: Erling Sven Busch ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987-1987: Anders Døhl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988-1993: [[Arne Kokkvoll]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1993-1999: Even Erlien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999-2007: John Helge Andersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2019: Hans Vintervold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: Isak Veierud Busch ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
Røros is located on a gently sloping [[plateau]] about {{convert|630|m}} above sea level that is forested with mostly [[birch]] and some [[pine]], but the [[tree line]] is never far away. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1561.38|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Storviglen.<ref name="elev" /> The largest lake within the municipality is [[Aursunden]] and the river [[Glåma]] has its origin here. The most northerly part of the lake [[Femunden]], the third largest lake in Norway, is located in Røros, just west of [[Femundsmarka National Park]]. These lakes and others in Røros, such as [[Bolagen]] and [[Flensjøen]], are well suited for [[kayaking]] and [[fishing]]. Other lakes include [[Feragen]], [[Håsjøen]], [[Rambergssjøen]], [[Korssjøen]], [[Nedre Roasten]], [[Rogen (lake)|Rogen]], and [[Rien (Norway)|Rien]].

===Climate===
Røros has a [[subarctic climate]]. Mostly sheltered from oceanic influences, and located at ca 650 m amsl, Røros has recorded the coldest temperatures in the southern half of Norway with {{convert|−50.3|C}} in early January 1914. In the European cold snap of January 2010 Røros recorded low of {{convert|−42|C}}. The coldest months recorded are January 1941 and January 1942, both with mean {{convert|-20.6|C}}, and average daily low {{convert|-26.9|C}} in January 1941. Winters at Røros are reliably cold. The warmest January (1973) had mean {{convert|-2.8|C}}, the warmest winter month on record was December 2006 with mean {{convert|-0.5|C}}, and the warmest March (2012) had mean {{convert|-0.3|C}}. The heat record {{convert|30.7|C}} was recorded in July 2008. The warmest month on record is July 2014 with mean {{convert|16|C}}, while July 2018 had the warmest average daily high with {{convert|23.3|C}}.

[[Skiing]] conditions in winter are usually excellent, with the period from February to April being the optimum, as the sun is higher and the days longer than earlier in winter. The deepest snow depth recorded in Røros is {{convert|200|cm}} in March 1956. In more recent years, {{convert|87|cm}} snow on the ground was recorded in March 2009. Snow on the ground is virtually guaranteed in Røros from December to early April. Early May 1997 saw 76&nbsp;cm snow on the ground (source: eklima/met.no).

Haugan, an unincorporated settlement situated {{convert|2|km}} from [[Røros Airport]], is the location of a weather station operated by the Norwegian Meteorologist institute. ({{langx|no|Meteorologisk institutt}}).<ref>[http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/S%C3%B8r-Tr%C3%B8ndelag/R%C3%B8ros/Haugan/ Weather forecast for Haugan in Røros]</ref>

All the record lows are old, the most recent (December) from 1978, while more than half of the monthly record highs are from year 2000 or later. 
{{Weather box
|location = Røros (625 m; 1981 - 2010; precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1900 - 2018)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 10.4 | Jan record low C = -50.3
|Feb record high C = 10.8 | Feb record low C = -43.5
|Mar record high C = 14.5 | Mar record low C = -41.0
|Apr record high C = 19.0 | Apr record low C = -32.3
|May record high C = 26.7 | May record low C = -18.9
|Jun record high C = 29.5 | Jun record low C = -5.6
|Jul record high C = 30.7 | Jul record low C = -3.4
|Aug record high C = 29.8 | Aug record low C = -4.9
|Sep record high C = 25.7 | Sep record low C = -11.3
|Oct record high C = 21.2 | Oct record low C = -28.4
|Nov record high C = 11.8 | Nov record low C = -36.4
|Dec record high C = 7.6 | Dec record low C = -44.0
|Jan high C = -4.9
|Feb high C = -3.6
|Mar high C = 0.3
|Apr high C = 4.8
|May high C = 11
|Jun high C = 15.2
|Jul high C = 18.1
|Aug high C = 16.4
|Sep high C = 11.4
|Oct high C = 5.1
|Nov high C = -1
|Dec high C = -4.8
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -9.6
|Feb mean C = -8.8
|Mar mean C = -4.8
|Apr mean C = 0.3
|May mean C = 5.8
|Jun mean C = 9.9
|Jul mean C = 12.7
|Aug mean C = 11.4
|Sep mean C = 7.1
|Oct mean C = 1.7
|Nov mean C = -4.5
|Dec mean C = -9.4
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = −14.4
|Feb low C = -13.9
|Mar low C = -9.9
|Apr low C = -4.2
|May low C = 0.6
|Jun low C = 4.5
|Jul low C = 7.2
|Aug low C = 6.4
|Sep low C = 2.6
|Oct low C = -1.8
|Nov low C = -8
|Dec low C = -14
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 39.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 32
|Mar precipitation mm = 25.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 24.7
|May precipitation mm = 33.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 75.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 74.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 50.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 37.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 36.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 35
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 9
|Feb precipitation days= 8
|Mar precipitation days= 7
|Apr precipitation days= 7
|May precipitation days= 7
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 12
|Aug precipitation days= 11
|Sep precipitation days= 12
|Oct precipitation days= 10
|Nov precipitation days= 10
|Dec precipitation days= 11
|source 1= [http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-1-p159.php Meteo climat stats]
|source 2= [https://met.no/Klima/Klimastatistikk/Klimadata/ met.no/eklima] 
}}

==Transportation==
The municipality is served by the [[Rørosbanen]] [[rail transport|railway]] line at [[Røros Station]]. [[Røros Airport]] has a scheduled service to [[Oslo]]. Norwegian County Road 30 (''Fylkesvei 30'') connects Røros to the south to [[Tynset Municipality]] and northwest down the [[Gauldal|Gaula valley]] towards [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]]. There is also the [[Norwegian County Road 705]] going north to [[Selbu Municipality]] and [[Stjørdal Municipality]], and the  Norwegian County Road 31  (''Fylkesvei 31'') going east to [[Sweden]].

==Culture==
* During winter, a traditional [[market (place)|market]] called ''"[[Rørosmartnan]]"'' is organized and that draws an average of 60,000–70,000 tourists each year. The market begins on the last Tuesday in February and lasts five days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rørosmartnan |url=http://www.rorosmartnan.no/ |access-date=2011-02-25}}</ref> 
* The town of Røros was the filming location for [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s play "[[A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)|A Doll's House]]", directed by [[Joseph Losey]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Doll's House IMDB |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0069988 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

=== Media===
The newspapers {{Lang|no|[[Arbeidets Rett]]}} and {{Lang|no|[[Fjell-Ljom]]}} are both published in Røros.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Portrett av Johan Falkberget.jpg|140px|thumb|Johan Falkberget]]
* [[Ole Andreas Bachke]] (1830 in Røros – 1890), a jurist and Norwegian government minister
* [[Per Bergersen]] (1960–1990 in Røros), a musician
* [[Even Erlien]] (born 1955), a Norwegian politician and mayor of Røros Municipality until 1999
* [[Johan Falkberget]] (1879 in Røros – 1967), an author and nominee for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]
* [[Magnus Falkberget]] (1900 in Røros – 1957), an actor and theatre manager<ref>{{IMDb name|0266217|Magnus Falkberget}}. Retrieved 02 September 2020.</ref>
* [[Per Edgar Kokkvold]] (born 1946 in Røros), a journalist and chair of the [[Broadcasting Council (Norway)|Norwegian Broadcasting Council]]
* [[Synnøve Korssjøen]] (born 1949 in Røros), a goldsmith
* [[Lorentz Lossius]] (1589–1654), a German-born, Norwegian mining engineer and founder of the [[Røros Copper Works]] (''Røros Kobberverk'')
* [[Sven Nyhus]] (born 1932 in Røros), a folk musician, fiddler, composer, and musicologist
* [[Dag Rune Olsen]] (born 1962 in Røros), a cancer researcher and professor of bio[[medical physics]]
* [[Michael Rosing]] (1756 in Røros – 1818), a Norwegian-Danish actor
* [[Johannes Smemo]] (1898 in Rugldalen – 1973), a theologian and Bishop of [[Diocese of Oslo|Oslo]] from 1951 to 1968

=== Sport ===
* [[Stein Erik Gullikstad]] (born 1952 in Røros), a Nordic combined skier who competed at the [[1976 Winter Olympics]]
* Monicha Nergaard (born 1968), a Norwegian archer and Norwegian championship gold medalist
* [[Kjell Jakob Sollie]] (born 1953 in Røros), a cross-country skier who competed at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]]

==Media gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Røros I.jpg|Overview Røros
File:RorosViewFromSlagHeaps.jpg|Røros in summer
File:Finneveta Røros.jpg|Finneveta, one of the narrow old streets in Røros
File:Røros mai 2018.webm|Røros filmed by WMNO Drone mai 2018
File:Sohlberg-Gate i Røros.jpg|''Fra Røros (Lillegaten)'', painting by [[Harald Sohlberg]], 1902 (titled ''from Røros (side street)'')
File:Sohlberg-Storgaten Røros 1904.jpg|''Storgaten Røros'', painting by  Harald Sohlberg from 1903 (titled ''Røros main street'')
File:Sohlberg-Etter snestorm. Lillegaten Røros.jpg|''Efter snestorm, Lillegaten Røros'', oil painting by Harald Sohlbeg from 1904 (titled ''After the snowstorm, Røros sidestreet'')
File:Sohlberg-Natt.jpg|''Natt'' painting by Harald Sohlberg from 1904 (titled ''Night'')
File:Røros Malmplassen Stangvekta Bergstaden Ziir Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Malmplassen and Stangvekta
File:Røros Hitterelva Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Town of Røros and river Hitterelva
File:Røros Hitterelva Bergstaden Ziir Raubrua Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Town of Røros and Raubrua bridge
File:Røros Sleggveien Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Røros and Sleggveien
File:Bergstaden Røros Røros kirke Bergstadens Ziir Slegghaugan Smelthytta Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Røros and [[Røros Church|Bergstadens Ziir]]
File:Bergstaden Røros Røros kirke Bergstadens Ziir Hyttklokka Trøndelag Norway (2022.08.04).jpg|Røros - Hyttklokka and [[Røros Church|Bergstadens Ziir]]
File:Røros Trøndelag Norway (2022.10.01).jpg|Røros in the autumn
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/roros Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.bergstaden.org/ History of Røros at Bergstaden.Org] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061231003726/http://www.worldheritageroros.no/ World heritage site Røros]
*[http://www.rorosinfo.com/ Røros info] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://whc.unesco.org/sites/55.htm UNESCO Røros entry]
*[http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Articles/Norway/Middle/Roros/Attractions-in-Roros/ Visitnorway.com Røros]
*[http://www.fjell-touren.de/FEMUNDEN.HTM Map hiking and DNT cabins]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111008125941/http://photonorge.com/?page_id=638 VR images of Røros]
*[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NO/16/Haugan.html Haugan, Røros, Norway]

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