Jagdschloss Augustusburg - Montane Kulturlandschaft Erzgebirge/Krušnohoři

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Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří

The transboundary serial property Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří is located in the Erzgebirge, a Central European low mountain region in the south-east of the Federal Republic of Germany and the north-west of the Czech Republic. This geographical, historical and cultural entity has emerged from a long, shared history and remains united today.

Nominated components and associated objects

The UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří encompasses 22 complex component parts. They contain a range of features that bear witness to the mining heritage on both the Saxon and Czech sides of the border. A further 18 “associated objects” on the Saxon side aid in the comprehensive interpretation of the historical mining heritage.

Background

World Heritage as a bottom-up project - The journey from concept to nomination!

History of the region

Nomination process

Outstanding universal value

World Heritage criteria

UNESCO-World Heritage

The Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted in 1972. Its aim is to preserve globally unique cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal value as world heritage of mankind as a whole.

The World Heritage Convention

A “who’s who” of the World Heritage

The obligations of a World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage List

Inscription on the World Heritage List

Mining heritage as World Heritage
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Press Releases

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News

Current information, announcements of events, press releases and reports on the Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří – find out more here!

Downloads

Here, you can view or download informational leaflets, brochures, teaching materials etc. regarding the Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří.

World Heritage Convent/World Heritage Association

The World Heritage Convent has sponsored the World Heritage nomination since 2011. Members include three districts and 35 towns and communities in the region.

Förderverein "Montanregion Erzgebirge"

This association was one of the main initiators of the World Heritage application and has provided both material and creative support since its foundation in 2003.
World Heritage experience

Special events

In advance of its nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status, the Erzgebirge region is hosting a number of events, including cross-border activities, to give guests an insight into the history of mining and the hard work carried out by the miners themselves.

The Erzgebirge as a business location

"We owe it all to mining" is a phrase that applies to almost all business sectors in the Erzgebirge, as it was through this industry that the region developed into an internationally significant business location.

The World Heritage experience

Although the Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří has not yet completed its journey to UNESCO World Heritage status, it already offers a wide range of interesting and appealing sites for excursions where people can learn about all that has grown out of the mining industry.

The Mining region for mining specialists

Mining professionals, and those who hope to practise this profession one day, can get an insight into the Mining history of the Erzgebirge region and the processes and techniques developed here. The language of the miners can be explored in the mining lexicon.
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Den Silberfunden im Erzgebirge ist es zu verdanken, dass Sachsens Wirtschaft im 16. Jahrhundert aufblühte. 1568 durch Kurfürst August I. von Sachsen auf dem Schellenberg errichtet, dokumentiert das Jagdschloss Augustusburg eindrucksvoll den aus dem Bergbau resultierenden Wohlstand. Die Wasserversorgung konnte aufgrund der Höhenlage nur durch den Einsatz bergmännischer Techniken sichergestellt werden. Angelegt durch Bergleute, zeugt der 130 Meter tiefe Brunnen vom hohen Stand der Technik zur Wasserförderung im 16. Jahrhundert.

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Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří

Nominated components and associated objects

Background

UNESCO-World Heritage

Press Releases

News

Downloads

World Heritage Convent/World Heritage Association

Förderverein "Montanregion Erzgebirge"

Special events

The Erzgebirge as a business location

The World Heritage experience

The Mining region for mining specialists

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