Hello, friends, and greetings to the community! Today, I would like to share my experience walking around the town of Kongsberg.
Kongsberg was once famous for its silver mine, which played a key role in the country’s economy in the past. Today, the town is also known for its large weapon manufacturing industry. Big cultural center and ski sports center.
The main highways include E134, which runs east to west through Kongsberg and connects to the E18 leading to Oslo, as well as Norwegian national road 40 (Riksvei 40), which travels north to south. When we drive from our town to Kongsberg, we usually take Riksvei 40. We’ve passed through Kongsberg many times, but it was my first visit to the town after exploring the silver mine that I wrote the post about silver mine.
On road 134, before entering town, the"Lying Møbius". A steel sculpture that towers over one of the roundabouts in Sølvbyen.
After visiting the silver mine,
we followed Road 134 to enter the town.
This time, we explored the other side of the Numedalslågen River. The warm summer sun shone beautifully on the Gamlebrufossen and Våpenfabrikkfossene waterfalls.
When you’re new to a town and driving a car, it’s always best to check the parking situation. Otherwise, you may return to find a penalty ticket on your windshield. It took us some time to find a suitable parking spot.
I was very eager to get closer to the river and see the beauty of the waterfall from this vantage point.
When we started walking, we crossed some modern as well as some old buildings on the way.
The view of both sides of the road. it was Saturday and summer holiday on a warm day, so the roads looked very quiet.
Because of the summer, the water level was a little low. But I like to take photos. But it was very high last time.
See my post here
https://ecency.com/hive-163772/@hindavi/on-the-way-to-western-norway-first-stop-kongsberg
when we were here last time in the spring, the river was flowing vigorously and making the waterfall powerful.
The fisherman (fiskeren) is a 1974 sculpture made by a local artist,Sigmund Håvaldsrud. It is cast in concrete and placed downstream from Nybrua.
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Some photos of the waterfall from the bridge.
Birger Ruud is probably Kongsberg's most famous athlete ever The ski jumper. According to Wikipedia, he "with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935, and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936. He was also an accomplished alpine skier, winning a bronze medal in the combined at the 1935 world championships."
The statue in Magasinparken (Kongsberg, Norway) was made in bronze by the artist Per Erik Ung and was unveiled in 1987 in connection with the opening of a new Skiing museum in Kongsberg. The statue was a gift from the Norwegian Ski Federation.
The granite sculpture group "Ut av berget" (Out of the rock) was made by the artist Nico Widerberg. It was a gift to the town from Sparebank1. It was unveiled in 2012 and symbolizes the silvermine workers coming out of the mines at the end of their workday.
Closer view of the waterfall.
Kongsberg cinema municipality owns this property, but I hear news about the municipality selling it soon.
Pre-university complex.
Kongsberg church from a long distance.
the nybrua from the park
After that walk, we drove from this historic bridge to explore the church.
I was surprised the street was so quiet.
Well, the church also closed, so we did not get a chance to see inside.
As it was Saturday, the culture house was also closed. so i just took one click from outside.
The historic town center in Kongsberg features various functions, including a university of technology, a public library, cinemas, municipal offices, a theater, and a youth center. Maybe next time we will be able to find the working day for it and the time for us to explore it. For now, I stop here
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