History
The Důl Mauritius mine was the largest tin mine in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains. In 2014, it was declared a national cultural monument of the Czech Republic. Tin from Hřebečná was exported to almost all of Europe via the markets in Nuremberg.
The Bílá holubice adit, known in German as Weiße Taube, is one of the oldest adits in the Zadní Hřebečná tin deposit. It was probably driven at the beginning of the second half of the 16th century. In the upper Schneppova Pinka, it is also possible to trace the course of a greisen vein and part of the old Tagstrecke adit, which was established in the second half of the 16th century.
Landscape
The Hřebečná mining landscape preserves characteristic relics of open-pit and underground tin mining. The mining water management system was created from the 16th century onwards over an area of 3.5 km². It comprises supply and drainage ditches with a total length of more than 10 km.
The Schneppova Pinka is a depression in the terrain approximately 80 metres long, up to 20 metres wide and up to 20 metres deep. It was formed by open-pit and underground mining operations, followed by the collapse of mine workings, as early as before 1730.
The basalt quarry between Ryžovna and Hřebečná exposes columnar jointing in volcanic rock that formed as a lava flow cooled.
Visit
During the tour of the Kryštof adit, you descend 12 metres in elevation into the adit. The tour lasts about one hour and follows a 400-metre route. Helmets, lamps, boots and coats are provided for visitors to borrow.
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