Kongsberg

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Kongsberg is a Norwegian town known for its historic silver mines and its modern high-tech and defense industries.

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Label Occurrences
Kongsberg canonical 11
Kongsberg, Norway 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
country Norway
distanceFromOslo approximately 80 km southwest
foundedBy Christian IV of Denmark
surface form: Christian IV of Denmark–Norway
foundedIn 1624
governingBody municipality of Kongsberg
surface form: Kongsberg municipal council
hasCoatOfArms Kongsberg coat of arms
hasCompanyHeadquarters Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
surface form: Kongsberg Gruppen

Kongsberg Maritime
hasEconomicSector education
engineering services
public administration
hasEducationalInstitution University of South-Eastern Norway campus Kongsberg
hasFestival Kongsberg Jazz Festival
hasHistoricalSite Kongsberg Silver Mines
hasIndustry aerospace technology
automotive components
defense technology
maritime technology
subsea technology
hasLandmark Kongsberg Church
Kongsberg Ski Centre
Norwegian Mining Museum
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1838
hasPopulationRange 25000–30000 inhabitants
hasPostalCodePrefix 3611–3618
hasReligiousBuilding Kongsberg Church
hasTransportation Kongsberg Station
hasTwinTown Guldborgsund Municipality
Rauma
surface form: Rauma, Finland
historicalActivity royal silver mining operations
isPartOf Kongsberg municipality
knownFor defense industry
high-tech industry
silver mining
language Norwegian
locatedIn Eastern Norway
Viken county
locatedOnRiver Numedalslågen
railwayLine Sørlandet Line
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
tourismAttraction guided silver mine tours
historic mining town center
skiing and winter sports
wasRoyalMiningTownOf Denmark–Norway

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Eastern Norway contains Kongsberg
Viken contains Kongsberg
Buskerud contains Kongsberg
European route E134 passesNear Kongsberg
Numedal hasNearbyCity Kongsberg
Vy regional trains serves Kongsberg
Ula-class submarines designContributor Kongsberg
subject surface form: Ula-class submarine
Oslo commuter rail connects Kongsberg
Øvre Eiker borderedBy Kongsberg
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace headquartersLocation Kongsberg
this entity surface form: Kongsberg, Norway
Østlandet hasMajorCity Kongsberg
mainland Norway contains Kongsberg