Hornická kulturní krajina Jáchymov, Mining heritage site in Jáchymov, Czech Republic

Hornická kulturní krajina Jáchymov is a protected mining landscape of 1,346 hectares in the Jáchymov cadastral area, declared a landscape heritage zone on 17 January 2014. It holds old mine workings with technical equipment, including shafts, adits, sinkholes, heaps and water ditches, plus the mining-related architecture of the town and its surroundings.

Silver mining began in the 16th century and made this region a center of technical innovation in Europe. During the 20th century, uranium extraction added a new chapter, bringing different industrial demands and activities to the landscape.

The mining landscape shaped how people lived and worked in this region for centuries. You can see houses, paths, and structures built around the mines that reveal how the community organized itself around extracting minerals.

Walking trails connect the main mining sites and take you past shafts and old buildings throughout the area. Signboards explain what you are seeing, and guided tours are available if you want more detailed information about how the mining operations worked.

The zone also takes in the grounds of the labour camps that stood around Jáchymov, listed in the 2014 protection alongside the mines. These sites record the town's 20th-century uranium chapter, when the Svornost mine and its shafts were worked for uranium after the silver era.