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Ore Mountain Mining Region

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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. Because of the intensity and continuous nature of the mining in
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the region, the entire landscape is heavily influenced by mining, from transportation to water supply and urban planning. The region includes many well-reserved relics from derelict mines, including the mines themselves, mine shafts, smelters, and
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The World Heritage Site comprises 22 mining sites and monuments, 17 in Germany and 5 in the Czech Republic. The largest of them is
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were extracted in the 19th and 20th century, and were engines for the economic development of Saxony. Today deposits of
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Erzgebirge erwartet Bekenntnis der Landesregierung zum Welterbe-Projekt Montanregion Erzgebirge
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Erzgebirge soll Unesco-Welterbe werden: Initiatoren machen Tempo, Regierung bremst
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
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Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at
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with an area of 2,680 ha (6,600 acres). The list includes:
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Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
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International Council on Monuments and Sites (13 March 2019).
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was the first metal mined in the region (particularly around
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landscape, over 800 years old, in the border region of the
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Location of Ore Mountain Mining Region in Czech Republic
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Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
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are being investigated for their economic potential.
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grew into a prominent mining town, extracting silver,
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Abertamy – Boží Dar – Horní Blatná – Mining Landscape
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
upright=Arno Lippmann shaft in Altenberg
Location
Czech Republic
Germany
Criteria
1478
Session
Coordinates
50°24′23.5″N 12°50′14″E / 50.406528°N 12.83722°E / 50.406528; 12.83722
Ore Mountain Mining Region is located in Czech Republic
German
Czech
industrial heritage
Ore Mountains
Saxony
North Bohemia
Czech Republic
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
hammer mills
Jáchymov
Abertamy
Boží Dar
Horní Blatná
Ostrov
Krupka
Měděnec
silver ore
Christiansdorf

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