Kutná Hora

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Kutná Hora is a historic Czech town famed for its medieval silver mines, Gothic architecture, and the macabre Sedlec Ossuary.

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Kutná Hora canonical 13

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instanceOf municipality
town
architecturalStyle Baroque
Gothic
climate temperate continental climate
country Czech Republic
countrySubdivision Central Bohemian Region
currencyMinted Bohemian groschen
surface form: Prague groschen
distanceFromPrague approximately 70 km east of Prague
economy light industry
services
tourism
etymology name derived from Czech word for mining or digging on a slope
foundedInCentury 13th century
hasPart Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
Church of St Barbara
Hrádek
Italian Court
Jesuit College
Sedlec Abbey precinct
surface form: Sedlec Ossuary

Stone Fountain
Stone House
hasUNESCOSubsite Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
Church of St Barbara
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalImportance major center of silver production in Europe
one of the richest towns of medieval Bohemia
historicalStatus royal mining town
knownFor Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
Church of St Barbara
Gothic architecture
Sedlec Abbey precinct
surface form: Sedlec Ossuary

medieval silver mining
languageUsed Czech
locatedIn Bohemia
Central Bohemian Region
locatedOn Vrchlice River NERFINISHED
originalName Kutná Hora self-link
partOf Kutná Hora District
regionCapitalOf Kutná Hora District
religion predominantly Christian historical heritage
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transportConnection railway connection to Prague
road connection to Prague
UNESCOListingYear 1995
UNESCOSiteName Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec

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