Zlate Hory: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In Zlaté Hory, the history of gold and ore mining is visible at several specific sites. Among medieval mines, an open-air museum, historic buildings and an educational trail, the insights range from the technical extraction process to traces of earlier work in the landscape.

Mining history to see and experience

Zlatorudné mlýny is a medieval open-air mining museum on the Olešnice River near the municipality of Zlaté Hory in the Údolí ztracených štol. At the open-air museum, visitors can try panning for gold using the provided gold pans. The site also includes fully functional replicas of water-powered gold mills from the 14th century, including an ore stamp mill for crushing gold ore.

Museum, post office and archaeological traces

The Městské muzeum Zlaté Hory is housed in the Stará pošta, which is considered the most beautiful building in Zlaté Hory's urban heritage zone. The Stará pošta was built in 1698 as the first post office in what was then Silesia. The museum presents local gold and ore mining through relevant exhibitions, an extensive mineral collection, and models of medieval and more recent mine galleries.

Edelštejn in Zlaté Hory is classified as a significant archaeological site. The Poštovní štola is also part of the town's cultural heritage: it was declared a cultural monument in 1994. Advance registration is required for visits to the Poštovní štola.

Educational trail through the mining landscape

The Zlatohorská hornická naučná stezka is a 16-kilometre circular trail that begins and ends in Zlaté Hory and has 15 educational stations. Along the route, visitors can see depressions formed by collapsed mine galleries and piles of stones left by people who washed material from gold-bearing streams.

Practical point of contact

The Zlaté Hory municipal tourist information centre sells stamps, souvenirs, postcards, maps and regional products.

Other places

Other places: Javornik, Vápenná, Vidnava, Česká Ves, Vlčice, Lipova Lazne, Kobylá Nad Vidnavkou, Horni Lipova.

To the higher-level travel overview: Jeseník District.