Zlate Hory: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Zlate Hory
A distinctive destination in Zlaté Hory is Zlatorudné mlýny, a medieval open-air mining museum on the Olešnice River near the municipality of Zlaté Hory in the Údolí ztracených štol.
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Culture and History
At the open-air museum, you can try panning for gold using the provided gold pans. The site includes fully functional replicas of 14th-century water-powered gold mills, including a stamp mill for crushing gold ore.
The Městské muzeum Zlaté Hory is housed in the Stará pošta, which is considered the most beautiful building in Zlaté Hory’s urban conservation area. The museum presents local gold and ore mining through relevant exhibitions, an extensive mineral collection, and models of medieval and more recent mine tunnels. The Stará pošta was built in 1698 as the first post office in what was then Silesia.
Edelštejn in Zlaté Hory is considered an important archaeological site. The Poštovní štola was declared a cultural monument in 1994; advance registration is required to visit it.
Hiking
The Zlatohorská hornická naučná stezka is a 16-kilometer circular trail that starts and ends in Zlaté Hory and includes 15 educational stops. Along the route, you can see depressions formed by collapsed tunnels as well as stone heaps left by people who washed material from gold-bearing streams.
The Zlaté Hory municipal tourist information center sells stamps, souvenirs, postcards, maps, and regional products.
Further destination pages: Horni Lipova, Česká Ves, Rejvíz, Ostružná, Hradec-Nová Ves, Supíkovice, Vápenná, Mikulovice U Jeseníku.
To the main travel overview: Jeseník District.
