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 Interactive map of Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region | |
| Location | Czech Republic andGermany |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1478 |
| Inscription | 2019 (43rdSession) |
| Area | 6,766.057 ha (16,719.29 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 13,017.791 ha (32,167.66 acres) |
| Coordinates | 50°24′23.5″N12°50′14″E / 50.406528°N 12.83722°E /50.406528; 12.83722 |
  Ore Mountain Mining Region Location of Ore Mountain Mining Region in Czech Republic | |
TheOre Mountain Mining Region (officiallyErzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region;German:Montanregion Erzgebirge,Czech:Hornický region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří) is anindustrial heritage landscape, over 800 years old, in the border region of theOre Mountains between the German state ofSaxony andNorth Bohemia in theCzech Republic. It is characterised by a plethora of historic, largely original, monuments to technology, as well as numerous individual monuments and collections related to the historic mining industry of the region. On 6 July 2019, the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region was inscribed as aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site, because of its exceptional testimony to the advancement of mining technology over the past 800 years.[1]
The Ore Mountain Mining Region is a region roughly 95 kilometres (59 mi) long and 45 kilometres (28 mi) wide, on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic, containing a large density of historical mining sites and monuments.[2] Because of the intensity and continuous nature of the mining in the region, the entire landscape is heavily influenced by mining, from transportation to water supply and urban planning.[2] The region includes many well-reserved relics from derelict mines, including the mines themselves, mine shafts, smelters, andhammer mills.[3]
The World Heritage Site comprises 22 mining sites and monuments, 17 in Germany and 5 in the Czech Republic. The largest of them isAbertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná – Mining Landscape with an area of 2,680 ha (6,600 acres). The list includes:[4]
From the first discovery ofsilver ore in 1168 inChristiansdorf in the territory of the present-day borough ofFreiberg, which is part of theFreiberg Mining Field, mining was carried out uninterruptedly in the Ore Mountains until 1990.[3] During that time, several different metals were extracted from the region.Silver was the first metal mined in the region (particularly aroundFreiberg), and the region was a world-leading producer of silver ore during the 14th through 16th centuries.[3][2] On theBohemian side of the mountains,Krupka grew into a prominent mining town, extracting silver,tin, and lateriron,lead,copper, andmercury.[3] After the superficial deposits of silver and tin began to decline in the 16th century, the region became famous as ta world producer ofcobalt, a status it maintained until the mid-18th century.[2] Finally,anthracite anduranium were extracted in the 19th and 20th century, and were engines for the economic development of Saxony.[3] Today deposits ofindium,tungsten, tin andlithium are being investigated for their economic potential.
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