The Kongsberg surroundings offer many opportunities both in summer and winter. ACCOMODATION GYLDENLØVE HOTEL QUALITY GRAND HOTEL KONGSBERG VANDRERHJEM STORAAS GJESTEGAARD LIATOPPEN WINTERCAMP

You´ll find Konsberg 90 km from Oslo and 40 km from Drammen. Kongsberg - known for its long and active skiing tradition - with a stable, continental climate, is a focal point between hills and mountains, popular with both residents and visitors. THE SKI TOWN Kongsberg has a fine skiing centre just next to the centre of the town. There you will find several skiing slopes, also a special one for children. THE SILVER CITY Whoever visits Kongsberg, the "Silver City", is surprised to find how much this city has to offer. Several types of musea: The Norwegian Mining Museum, Kongsberg Ski Museum, The Royal Mint Museum and the Lågdals museum with examples of Norwegian rural culture. Kongsberg Church is the largest Norwegian baroque church and has an interesting history. You may go for a stroll in the mining hills, participate in a Ğmining safariğ, or a sightseeing tour by train 2,3 km into the King´s Mine. The Kongsberg surroundings offer many opportunities both in summer and winter, while the city itself offers nice resturants and overnight stay, making you feel welcome. FUNKELIA SKISLOPE The slope is approx: 5 minutes drive from the town centre. The skiing centre includes a modern chairlift, excellent opportunities for slalom, telemark, monoski, halfpipe and snowboards, as well as a fine sledging run, which together with many kilometers of cross-country tracks contribute towards making the area very attractive indeed. The cosy ski pub offers a pleasant atmosphere between runs! In the city of Kongsberg there is a lot to do all year round. You might visit the picturesque "Gamlebyen" (the Old Town) with its special atmosphere: charming places to eat, antique shops, arts and crafts and ancient, venerable buildings.

Kongsberg Gruppen is an international high-technology enterprise. The Group has 3800 employees and had a turnover of MNOK 4.945 in 1999. More than 900 of the Group´s employees work abroad, and it is represented in more than 20 countries. Kongsberg Gruppen has two main business areas: Maritime Defence Maritime activities account for two-thirds of corporate sales, while defence accounts for the remaining third. In 1999, 66% of sales were outside Norway. The products in both main business areas are based on four overriding areas of expertise: signal processing, regulation technology, software and systems integration. Kongsberg Maritime is the world leader in several niche markets for maritime electronics and systems. The business area has three main divisions: Offshore and Ocean Science, Yachting and Fishery and Ship Systems. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace develops and manufactures high-tech defence and aerospace products, and is far and away Norway´s premier defence supplier. The business area is currently a niche supplier mainly of anti-ship missiles, communications, and command and control systems. Kongsberg Jazz Festival started with a main focus on the trad / swing / mainstream jazz styles, since other norwegian festivals, at least at that time, did not offer a good enough variety (and quality?) in this repertoire. In later years the festival has successfully embraced also the very newest jazz-related music, and has reached a large new audience. The Kongsberg Jazz Festival aims at giving you the best from 100 years of jazz history, with quality performers all through.