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CEST (UTC+2)

Area
  
85.94 km²

Elevation
  
390 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:29 AM

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 50% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Rejvíz, Aussichtspunkt Bischoffskuppe, Zlatorudné mlýny, Lyžařský areál Zlaté Hory ‑ Pří, Městské muzeum

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Zlaté Hory ( [ˈzlatɛː ˈɦorɪ]; until 1948 Cukmantl, German: Zuckmantel) is a town in the Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, on the border with Poland. It has a population of 4,447 (2006). The town was founded in 1224.

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Map of 793 76 Zlat%C3%A9 Hory, Czechia

Administrative parts: Rejvíz, Horní a Dolní Údolí and Ondřejovice

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 4,520 inhabitants, 4,341 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 4,341 (100%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 4,441 (98.3%).

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

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. The Czech name Zlaté hory can be translated as Golden Mountains.

Places of interest

  • the main square with listed buildings
  • the church of the Ascension of Virgin Mary
  • the chapel of Saint Roch
  • Edelštejn, Leuchtenštejn a Kobrštejn - ruins of the castles
  • the church of Virgin Mary, the Helpful
  • Biskupská kupa with a view-tower of Franz Josef
  • Famous personalities

    The German World War II panzer ace Kurt Knispel was born in nearby Salisfeld (Salisov). Knispel was the highest scoring tank ace of World War II with a total of 168 confirmed tank kills.

    Twin towns — Sister cities

    Zlaté Hory is twinned with:

  • Kętrzyn, Poland
  • Głuchołazy, Poland
  • Vodňany, Czech Republic
  • Prague 1, Czech Republic
  • Mikulovice, Czech Republic
  • References

    Zlaté Hory Wikipedia


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