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01. Energies in The Arts (2019) – Kahn, D.



 

LITERATURE



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Knabens historie Bind 4 (2007)

Knaben II: I berget det blå
Liv Grini Egenes, Bjørn Eide, Jan Rob




Knaben is a former mining town in the north of Kvinesdal municipality, in Vestredalen about 50 km north of Liknes. The mining town is located at 630 m above sea level.
The mineral that was extracted was molybdenum, an element used in weapon production. The content of molybdenum was low. On average below 0.2%. To extract 2 kg of molybdenum luster, one had to blast out and finely crush over one ton of ore.

When the Second World War broke out, the mines at Knaben were the only molybdenum mines in Europe that were in operation. Knaben was consequently considered one of the industrial enterprises in Norway that there was the greatest risk that the allied forces would try to hit. The German occupiers stationed at most about 1,000 soldiers in the area, and a number of cannon and anti-aircraft positions were set up. The facilities were attempted to be destroyed by bombing by the Allies twice in 1943.

Publisher : Knabens Venner
Published : 2007
Language : Norwegian (Bokmål)
Hardcover : 128 pages
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Editors : Liv Grini Egenes, Bjørn Eide, Jan Rob

Contributors : Jan Rob, Liv Grini Egenes