Přírodní park Přebuz, Nature park in Sokolov District, Czech Republic.
Přírodní park Přebuz is a protected area in the western Ore Mountains near the German border, in the Sokolov District. It covers the Přebuzská hornatina, with Špičák rising to 995 m, and includes the raised bogs of the Rolava river source area, such as Velké jeřábí jezero and Velký močál.
The region experienced intensive tin mining from the 12th century until the first half of the 20th century, leaving numerous underground tunnels and shafts. This extractive activity shaped both the landscape and its settlements across generations.
Přebuz, with 75 residents in 2012, is the smallest town in the Czech Republic and the only town inside the park. The German name Frühbuß and the vanished settlements of Rolava (Sauersack) and Chaloupky recall the tin-mining communities that once worked these slopes.
Marked trails guide visitors safely through the park and help avoid underground cavities. Current weather information is helpful for planning activities and choosing the right time to visit.
The Rolava processing plant ruins near the Rotava–Jelení road are built of reinforced concrete: the skeleton of the mill, ore bunkers and a circular slurry thickener remain. Prisoners and forced labourers worked here until 1945, and the ruins now host insect communities with high biodiversity.
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