Åmdals Verk

Åmdals Verk
Village
Åmdals Verk is located in Telemark
Åmdals Verk
Åmdals Verk
Location of the village
Åmdals Verk is located in Norway
Åmdals Verk
Åmdals Verk
Åmdals Verk (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°22′34″N 8°02′11″E / 59.37613°N 8.03645°E / 59.37613; 8.03645
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyTelemark
DistrictVest-Telemark
MunicipalityTokke Municipality
Elevation
[1]
425 m (1,394 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
3882 Åmdals Verk

Åmdals Verk is a small village in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the municipal center of Dalen. The village is the site of a former copper mine. The mines were operational between 1691 and 1945, during which 8,000 tonnes (7,900 long tons; 8,800 short tons) of copper were extracted from the ground. A branch of the Vest-Telemark Museum chronicles the history of the mines, and some of the tunnels are open to the public on guided tours during the summer season.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Åmdals Verk, Tokke". yr.no. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Åmdals Verk Mines". Vest-Telemark Museum. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ Rui, Ingolf Jarle, ed. (20 December 2020). "Åmdals kobberverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 January 2023.


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