Jáchymov

Cities and towns in the Czech RepublicGeological type localitiesMining communities in the Czech RepublicPopulated places established in 1516Populated places in Karlovy Vary District ... and 2 more

Spa towns in the Czech RepublicTowns in the Ore Mountains

Jáchymov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaːxɪmof]; German: Sankt Joachimsthal or Joachimsthal) is a spa town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. The historical core of the town from the 16th century is well preserved and protected by law as urban monument zone. It is a comprehensive set of Gothic–Renaissance patrician houses. Jáchymov has a long mining tradition, thanks to which it used to be the second most populous town in the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1534. At first silver was mined here. The silver Joachimsthaler coins minted here since the 16th century gave their name to the Thaler and the dollar. After the Wieliczka Salt Mine ceased industrial exploitation in 2007, the Svornost mine (1525) became the oldest mine still in use in Europe. It is also the first and for a long time the only mine in the world, where radium was mined. The mining cultural landscape of Jáchymov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region.

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Jáchymov
Boženy Němcové, okres Karlovy Vary

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N 50.366111111111 °	E 12.923333333333 °

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Boženy Němcové

Boženy Němcové
362 51 okres Karlovy Vary, Jáchymov
Northwest, Czechia
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