FROM THE SIGNIFICANT ST. JOACHIMSTAL SILVER AND URANIUM PIT, JÁCHYMOV, TO RADON SPA IN SAXON CZECH „RUDNA GORA“

At he beginning of the 16th century Saxon miners discovered silver ore in the small settlement Konnradsgrűn at south-west slopes of Erzgebirge in the valley Joachimsthal named after the patron saint St. Joachim. The silver coin was named Jochymst(h)aler. The mine and the settlement became a free roy...

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Main Author: Branislav Šebečić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb 2006-12-01
Series:Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=11060&lang=en