Kongsberg
Kongsberg is a town in Buskerud. It is an old mining community that developed around the rich silver mines from the 1600s. Wikivoyage
Population 29,169 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Norway
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Norsk Bergverksmuseum Museum · 360 m -
Lågdalsmuseet Museum · 470 m - Låven Gallery · 410 m
- Internasjonale operasjoner i fredens tjeneste Monument · 420 m
- Glitregata alarm- og kommandoplass Ruins · 510 m
- Veteranmonumentet Memorial · 420 m
- Kong Christian IV Memorial · 430 m
- Paul Steenstrun Memorial · 450 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kongsberg); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.