Zlaté Hory

Zlaté Hory (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzlatɛː ˈɦorɪ]; until 1948 Cukmantl, German: Zuckmantel) is a town in the Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, on the border with Poland. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.

Zlaté Hory
Town
View of the town from Biskupská kupa
Flag
Coat of arms
Etymology: Golden Mountains
Zlaté Hory
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′17″N 17°23′38″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
First mentioned1263
Government
 • MayorMilan Rác
Area
 • Total85.94 km2 (33.18 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total3,748
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
739 76
Websitezlatehory.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Dolní Údolí, Horní Údolí, Ondřejovice, Rejvíz, Rožmitál and Salisov are administrative parts of Zlaté Hory.

History

The golden mines in the Zlaté Hory area were first mentioned in a document from 1224. Zlaté Hory (under its old name Cukmantl) was first mentioned in 1263.[2]

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 4,520 inhabitants, 4,341 of whom had permanent residence there, 100% were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 4,441 (98.3%).[3]

On 29 January 1945, German SS soldiers were conducting a death march in the area and murdered 138 prisoners on a road from Konradów.[4]

Gold mining

The town has a long history of gold mining. First written accounts are from the 13th century but scientists estimate that gold mining there began already at the end of the 10th century. In 1990', mining operations were stopped as they were no longer profitable. However, as of 2015, there is a possibility that the mines will be opened again because the price of gold (in USD) has risen five times since then. The estimated amount of gold in the mines is from 3 to 9 tons.[5] The name Zlaté hory can be translated as Golden Mountains.

Sights
  • The main square with listed buildings
  • The church of the Ascension of Virgin Mary
  • The chapel of Saint Roch
  • Edelštejn, Leuchtenštejn and Kobrštejn – ruins of the castles
  • The Church of Virgin Mary, the Helpful
  • Biskupská kupa, a mountain with Emperor Franz Josef Observation Tower – the oldest observation tower in the Eastern Sudetes

Notable people

Kurt Knispel (1921–1945), German tank commander

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Zlaté Hory is twinned with:[6]

Zlaté Hory also cooperates with Prague 1 and Mikulovice in the Czech Republic.[6]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie Zlatých Hor". zlatehory.cz (in Czech). Město Zlaté Hory. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  4. Procházka, Petr (2007), Příběhy z pohraničí (1st ed.), Jeseník: Hnutí Brontosaurus Jeseníky, p. 74
  5. http://www.novinky.cz/ekonomika/366872-cesko-zvazuje-ze-obnovi-tezbu-zlata.html
  6. "Partnerská města a obce". zlatehory.cz (in Czech). Město Zlaté Hory. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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