Fragments from the Karlovy Vary Region - Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Svatobor, Goblin rocks and Šemnická Rock
Karlovy Vary Region
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Ore Mountains – Erzgebirge SILOTO PHOTO GALLERY – Ore Mountains The Ore Mountains or Ore Mountain Range (German: Erzgebirge ,Czech: Krušné hory; both literally “ore mountains” in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for around 800 years, from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Today, […]
The former mine and military prison camp Rolava (Sauersack) GPS: 50°23’53.947″N, 12°37’50.389″E Rolava (originally by German Sauersack) is a defunct village in the Ore Mountains, which was located approximately 1.5 km north of Přebuz village in the district of Sokolov in the Karlovy Vary Region. The settlement was probably founded in […]
The Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Skoky is one of the most famous Marian pilgrimage sites in the Czech lands, which in the past attracted thousands of pilgrims from far and wide every year with its miraculous healings.