Kongsberg

Kongsberg is a town and region in Buskerud province, Norway. Kongsberg is the organization focus in Kongsberg region. The city is situated on the stream Numedalslagen at the passageway to the valley of Numedal. The region of Kongsberg was built up on 1 January 1838. The country districts of Ytre Sandsvaer and Ovre Sandsvaer were converged into the region of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964. Kongsberg is the site of the Royal Norwegian Mint Norwegian: Det Norske Myntverket, which mints Norwegian currencies and furthermore creates circling and gatherers' coins for different nations.

Kongsberg is likewise known for being the home of Norway's significant safeguard temporary worker, Kongsberg Gruppen, some time ago Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk. Two of its notable items were the Kongsberg Colt and the Krag–Jorgensen rifle. Kongsberg was established by Danish-Norwegian ruler Christian IV as a mining network in 1624 after the revelation of silver. In the second year, the town of Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines were fabricated. As indicated by authority records, the Kongsberg silver mine was found by the shepherds Jacob Grosvold and Helge vaerp in the late spring of 1623.