Kutná Hora

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A cannot-missed day trip from Prague, Kutná Hora, is less than an hour and a half ride away. This medieval town was the second most important city in Bohemia for is rich silver deposits and mining industry.. It's fairly small so you can see everything in day. Many buildings in the town are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The highlight is St. Barbora's Cathedral and the Bone Church.

History Highlight

• Silver deposits were discovered in 13th century.
• In 1300 a Czech king found the royal mint.
• The fortune from this town helped funding Prague and building one of the most impressive Gothic Cathedral in Europe, St. Barbara.
• Many miners were Germans hired by the Czech kings. During the Hussite Wars (Protestants against Catholic), the Catholic Germans threw captured Hussites into the mineshafts.
• In 16th century, cheap silvers imported from South America weakened the town's mining industry.
• By the end of the century, the mines dried up marking the end of Kutna Hora's important regime.
• Today, Kutná Hora resigns to a small-town status with 21000 people.

Getting There

By car

• Take Vinohradská ulice behind the National Museum at the top of Wenceslas Square
• Drive straight to Kutná Hora.
• The road turns into Highway 333.

By bus

• Departs from the terminal at Prague’s Florenc bus station.
• Direct journey takes around an hour and costs 70Kc.
• Journey via Kolin takes an hour and 20 minutes and costs 90Kc.

By Train

• Departs hourly from the Masarykova Stanice and Hlavní Nádraží.
• Takes a little more than 1 hours.
• Train only stops at the main station. So you have to jump into a smaller train or bus #1 which takes you to the center (Kutna Hora Mešto).
• Oneway costs 30Kc ($1.5).

Or try the Czech National Transportation System to create your own route.

General Information

The Information Center: Informacní Stredisko; ☎ 327-512-378; www.kutnahora.cz; Palackého nám. 377. Hours: Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Also try Cedok office (☎ 327-512-331), open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm.

UNESCO Sights

Kutna Hora Slideshow

Food & Drinks

Traditional Czech food: flour dumplings, boiled beef, cream and sweet, in sauce made of vegetable and cream	Czech beers

 

Ceramics shop

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