Kongsberg Silverworks, Heritage silver mine site in Kongsberg Municipality, Norway.
The mining complex extends across 30 square kilometers of tunnels, shafts, and industrial structures in the Norwegian mountains at 600 meters elevation.
After the discovery of silver deposits in 1623, King Christian IV established the mining operations in 1624, which continued until final closure in 1958.
The mining complex represents Norway's largest mining operation, employing 4,000 miners and 2,000 farmers for transportation and forest work during its peak in 1770.
Visitors can access the mines through guided tours departing from Saggrenda, located 8 kilometers from Kongsberg, where a mining train transports groups into King's Mine.
The complex contains 300 primary mines and 1,500 smaller excavation sites, making it one of the few preserved industrial mining landscapes of this scale in Europe.
Location: Kongsberg Municipality
GPS coordinates: 59.63278,9.59944
Latest update: May 12, 2025 11:08
Jonsknuten
6.1 km
Heistadmoen
5.6 km
Norwegian Mining Museum
4.7 km
Mysutjernene
9.1 km
Kongsberg School of Mines
4.5 km
Kongsberg Gloger organ
4.5 km
Kongsberg Skiing Museum
4.7 km
Labrofossen
4 km
Krona
4.4 km
Lågdalsmuseet
5.1 km
Hedenstad kyrkje
4 km
EnergiMølla
4.9 km
The Silver Mines
279 m
Nybrua
4.8 km
Kvennafossen
9.2 km
Festivalgata (Kongsberg Jazzfestival)
5 km
Saggrenda Bridge
1.3 km
Kongsberg Bridge
3.4 km
Ulrikshovstua (Ulriks-hof), Lågdalsmuseet
5 km
Smedbrua
8.2 km
Berg nedre (berg øvre)
5.3 km
Skollenborg transformatorstasjon - Randsfjordbanen
5.4 km
Granegården (grangården)
4.4 km
Sør-Hovstua (Hov søndre/Hof søndre), Lågdalsmuseet
5 km
Kongsberg jernbanestasjon - Sidelinjen Hokksund - Hjuksebø
5.2 km
Apoteket mynten (apoteket på vestsiden)
4.5 km
Naufgården (Bøssemaker Jørgensens tidl. gård)
4.6 km
Kongsberg sykehus
5.3 kmReviews
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