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:''Not to be confused with the former Prussian city of Königsberg.'' Kongsberg () is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town was founded in 1624 under the name ''Konings Bierg'' by Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV as a mining community. It was granted its royal charter of trade—amounting to official township—in 1802. The municipality of Kongsberg was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Ytre Sandsvær and Øvre Sandsvær were merged into the municipality of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964. Today, Kongsberg is perhaps best known for being the home of Norway's major defence contractor, Kongsberg Gruppen, formerly ''Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk''. Two of its well known products were the Kongsberg Colt and the Krag–Jørgensen rifle. The latter was adopted in the late 19th century as the standard army rifle in Denmark, United States of America and Norway. ==Name== The name ''Konings Bierg'', a modern form ''Kongsberg'', is based on the following two elements: the genitive case of ''konge'' which means "king" (referring to king Christian IV) and ''berg'' which means "mountain". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kongsberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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