The Mine Měděnec The locality of Měděnec was known as the ore deposit in the first half of the 15th century. The mining village of Měděnec was founded in 1520. The name of the village derives from the original German name Kupferberg (Copper Mountain), which the settlement received according to […]
Ore Mountains
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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 […]