- Thamshavn
Thamshavn is a location just north of
Orkanger , inOrkdal ,Norway . It is the site of theport for Orkanger and theferrosilicon plantElkem Thamshavn . It is located right onEuropean route E39 and is the terminus of the railwayThamshavnbanen .History
Thamshavn came into being in 1867 when the local farmer
Wilhelm Thams established asawmill on the area that was named after him. He and his sonChristian Thams bought theLøkken Mine atLøkken Verk in 1904 and decided to build a railway from the mine to Thamshavn where they could ship out thepyrites to continentalEurope . At the same time thesteam ship D/S "Orkla" started operating between Thamshavn andTrondheim .In 1931
Orkla Metall (now Elkem Thamshavn) was etabslished by theOrkla Mining Company to smelt the pyrites tosulfur andcopper . DuringWorld War II Thamshavn was one of the targets for theThamshavnbanen sabotage . Today the mine is abandoned, the railway converted to a heritage, but the smelter and port sill live on.
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