Erzgebirge Mining
- States
- Czechia | Germany
- Category
- Cultural
- Year
- 2019
- Region
- Europe & North America
- Coordinates
- 50.4065277778, 12.8373444444
- Last Visited
- 2022
- UNESCO ID
- 1478
- WH Site
- 1478
Erzgebirge Mining, a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning Czechia and Germany, recognized in 2019, is a historic mining region in the Ore Mountains active from the 12th to 20th centuries. Featuring mines, smelters, and towns like Freiberg and Jáchymov, it showcases medieval to modern mining technology that fueled Europe’s silver, tin, and uranium booms. This cross-border landscape reflects centuries of industrial innovation and cultural exchange, highlighting the region’s pivotal role in shaping European metallurgy and economic history.
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Points (22)
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• Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná – Mining Landscape
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• Altenberg-Zinnwald Mining Landscape
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• Annaberg-Frohnau Mining Landscape
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• Buchholz Mining Landscape
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• Dippoldiswalde Medieval Silver Mines
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• Ehrenfriedersdorf Mining Landscape
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• Eibenstock Mining Landscape
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• Freiberg Mining Landscape
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• Grünthal Silver-Copper Liquation Works
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• Hoher Forst Mining Landscape
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• Jáchymov Mining Landscape
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• Krupka Mining Landscape
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• Lauenstein Administrative Centre
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• Lauta Mining Landscape
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• Marienberg Mining Town
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• Medník Hill Mining Landscape
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• Pöhlberg Mining Landscape
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• Rother Berg Mining Landscape
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• Schindlers Werk Smalt Works
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• Schneeberg Mining Landscape
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• The Red Tower of Death
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• Uranium Mining Landscape