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Mining Museum Příbram
Mining Museum Příbram () is a large open-air museum of mining with historical buildings and expositions of mining history and mineralogy. It is located in Příbram's Březové Hory quarter, former important Czech mining centre. It is one of the biggest museums in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1886. History The Mining Museum Příbram follows the tradition of two past museums founded in the 19th century. Part of the collections of the factory mining museum of Příbram's mining works, especially the collections of minerals, has been open to public already since 1852. Thanks to the school director Ladislav Malý, the Regional Museum in Příbram was founded December 12, 1886. Since the early beginning, the exhibits depicting the mining history were kept there, from modern era objects to archeological finds from Celtic times. Although both institutions existed side by side for long decades, their condition was not promoted until the major change caused by the idea of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Příbram
Příbram (; or ''Przibram'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It is known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the third-largest in the Central Bohemian Region (behind Kladno and Mladá Boleslav), and is a natural administrative and cultural centre of the south-western part of the region, although it also tends to be largely influenced by the proximity of Prague. The Svatá Hora pilgrimage site above the town is the oldest and most important Marian pilgrimage site in Bohemia. Příbram is also known for the Mining Museum Příbram. Administrative division Příbram consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Příbram I (2,461) *Příbram II (2,088) *Příbram III (3,486) *Příbram IV (1,650) *Příbram V-Zdaboř (3,919) *Březové Hory, Příbram VI-Březové Hory (1,704) *Příbram VII (10,135) *Příbram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
