Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region

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World Heritage Site cultural landscape mining region transboundary protected area

The Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region is a transboundary UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape along the German-Czech border, renowned for its centuries-long history of ore mining and its profound influence on mining technology, settlement patterns, and regional culture.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Altenberg-Zinnwald tin mining landscape 1
Erzgebirge tourism region 1
Hornická kulturní krajina Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ
mining region ⓘ
transboundary protected area ⓘ
contains Abertamy–Boží Dar–Horní Blatná mining landscape ⓘ
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Altenberg-Zinnwald tin mining landscape

Annaberg-Buchholz mining landscape ⓘ
Freiberg mining landscape ⓘ
Jáchymov mining landscape ⓘ
Abertamy–Boží Dar–Horní Blatná mining landscape ⓘ
surface form: Krupka mining landscape

Abertamy–Boží Dar–Horní Blatná mining landscape ⓘ
surface form: Mědník mining landscape

Rudá věž smrti (Red Tower of Death) site ⓘ
Jáchymov mining landscape ⓘ
surface form: Schneeberg mining landscape
country Czech Republic ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
governedBy Germany–Czech Republic joint management framework ⓘ
hasHeritageType cultural ⓘ
hasPrimaryTheme cultural landscape shaped by mining ⓘ
mining history ⓘ
technological innovation in mining ⓘ
hasSignificantCity Freiberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignificantTown Annaberg-Buchholz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jáchymov ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
influenced development of mining education in Europe ⓘ
regional mining traditions and customs ⓘ
settlement patterns in the Ore Mountains ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2019 ⓘ
knownFor centuries-long ore mining ⓘ
cobalt mining ⓘ
development of mining law and administration ⓘ
influence on European mining technology ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
tin mining ⓘ
uranium mining ⓘ
locatedIn Karlovy Vary Region ⓘ
Ore Mountains ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ústí nad Labem Region ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf Czech Republic ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
officialName Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-link ⓘ
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hornická kulturní krajina Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří

Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: World Heritage List
periodOfSignificance 12th century to 20th century ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 1478 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Krušné hory → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePart → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region ⓘ
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region → contains → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Altenberg-Zinnwald tin mining landscape
Ore Mountains → heritageDesignation → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region ⓘ
Marienberg → isMemberOf → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Erzgebirge tourism region
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region → officialName → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-link ⓘ
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region → officialName → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region → officialName → Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hornická kulturní krajina Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří