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| Kutná Hora - German Kuttenberg | ||
| region | Středočeský kraj Central Bohemian Region | |
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| Residents | 20.653 (2020) | |
| Tourist info web | destinace.kutnahora.cz (German) | |
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Kutna Hora (Eng. Kuttenberg) is a town in Central Bohemia, about 70 km east of Prague.
background
The town Kutna Hora (Eng. Kuttenberg) was a center of silver mining in the Middle Ages and then after Prague the second largest city Bohemia. Today around 20,000 people live here. Although Kutná Hora has a comparatively monotonous modern architecture, the city was named in 1995 for its historic city center with the Cathedral of St. Barbara and the Church of the Assumption of Mary in the Sedlec district UNESCO World Heritage List registered. There are some beautiful buildings at both ends of the city and on the higher points there is a lot of restored architecture with influences from the Middle Ages, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
getting there
There are approximately every hour Train connections of Prague, either to the train station 1 Hlavní nádraží or to the train station 2 Masarykovo nádraží. Most of the time you have to take the express train in Kolín leave and change to a regional train that reaches Kutná Hora after two stops. But there are also direct express train connections several times a day. The ticket costs 98 Kč and 62 Kč with a Z-Karte (annual ticket with 40% discount per trip). The journey time is 1 hour if you take the express train to Kolín and 1 hour 30 minutes if you take a regional train. From the other direction Kutná Hora is by train from Brno reachable.
The also run almost every hour buses from Prague go to the bus station Florenc from. Some drive directly, others require a change in Kolín. The direct bus costs around 70 Kč and the bus via Kolín 90 Kč. The journey time is 1 hour 20 minutes for the direct journey and 1 hour 40 minutes for the journey via Kolín.
mobility
The city measures about three kilometers in cross-section, which makes it possible to do the exploration on foot. From the train station, this is not exactly worthwhile, considering that most of the residential areas and attractions (with the exception of the Sedletz Ossarium) are at the other end of town.
There is a local bus system that connects the train station. If you want to get back to the train station from the historic center, you have to take the bus that has the hint Hlavni Nádraží on the windshield. The one-way ticket costs 9 CZK for adults and you get off to the right of the train station.
There is also a local train connection that goes to the historic heart of the city (Bahnhof Kutná Hora město) with the main train station Kutná Hora hlavní nádraží connects. You can get the train ticket to the train station Kutná Hora město buy directly in Prague; the fare is the same as to the main train station.
At the train station you can usually find one or two taxis waiting for arriving travelers. Otherwise it is difficult to find a taxi. Unlike in Prague, it is safe to stop them on the street: they will not charge an inflated price. A taxi ride from one end of the city to the other costs around 80 CZK.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 All Saints Church (Kostel Všech svatých). Tel.: 420 327 561143, Email: [email protected].
The Sedletz ossuary is located in the basement of the church.Open: Open daily: Apr. - Oct. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m. Nov. - March from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m.Price: Entry: 50, - CZK, reduced 30, - CZK.
- Sedletz ossuary (Sedlecká kostnice), Louis 127. The Sedletz ossuary is an ossuary in the cemetery in the Sedletz district. In 1278 Heinrich, the abbot of Sedletz, was sent to the Holy Land. On the way back he brought earth from Golgotha and sprinkled it on the ground. As a result, the cemetery became sacred and very popular. In 1511 a chapel was built to house the remains of abandoned graves. The chapel is open to the public and contains the bones of about 40,000 people. The interior was created by František Rint in 1870. His work includes an enormous chandelier made only of bones and the Schwarzenberg family coat of arms, also made only of bones. The latter shows, among other things, a raven chopping out the left eye of a skull. The Sedletz Ossuary was the set for the fantasy adventure film Dungeons and Dragons. You have to pay CZK 30 if you want to take photos and CZK 60 for video recordings. Beware of the very moody guards who close the place for an hour at noon!Open: April - September 9-18, October - March 9-17.Price: 90 Kč, reduced 60 Kč, additional family or group discount.
- 2 St. Barbara Cathedral (Chrám svaté Barbory), Barborská 685, 284 01 Kutná Hora. Tel.: 420 327 515 796, Email: [email protected].The cathedral is at the end of the city opposite the train station. If you want to start your sightseeing from there, it is advisable to take a taxi from the train station to the cathedral and only then walk through the city center. Work on the building began around 1380 under the direction of Peter Parler, whose second major work was St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle. The eye-catching church towers are very magnificent! If you are interested in Bohemian-Gothic architecture, the cathedral is the most interesting building of its kind, next to St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
- 3 Church of the Assumption of Mary (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Jana Křtitele), in the Sedlec district.describes itself as the oldest cathedral in Europe and dates from 1320. It was rebuilt in 1709 in the Baroque-Gothic style.Price: 50 Kč, reduced 30 Kč.
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Other places of interest are:
- 4 Welscher Hof. Once a mint and later a royal residence.Price: Mint 85 CZK pupils / students 65 CZK, pensioners 65 CZK, Royal Palace (audience hall chapel) 85 CZK, pupils / students 65 CZK, pensioners 65 CZK, combined ticket 115 CZK, pupils / students 75 CZK, pensioners 95 CZK.
- The silver mines abandoned in 1620. Guided tours of the accessible parts are offered every day except Mondays (usually the rest day for attractions in the Czech Republic). The mines are closed in winter from November to March.
- Hrádek. The Czech Silver Museum. Sightseeing tours of the mines start here.
activities
shop
kitchen
The service in the restaurants around St. Barbara's Cathedral is generally friendlier and (strangely) more competent than in Prague. There are a number of bars, restaurants and cafes just below the cathedral shade. Some offer breathtaking views of the valley to the south. One of the best restaurants is U Hrnčiře. The food from traditional Bohemian cuisine is excellent and there is also a surprisingly wide range of vegetarian dishes.
nightlife
accommodation
trips
- Kolín, 13 km northwest, trunk road 38. City on the Elbe with a listed historical center.
literature
- Treasures of the world - legacies of humanity, Volume 5. 2000, Chronik Verlag; Bertelsmann Club Book No. 04849 6
- Gothic - architecture, sculpture, painting. 1998; Könnemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH; ISBN 3-89508-313-5
- Kuttenberg; 2003. GLORIET publishing house ISBN 80-86223-66-3
