Měděnec: Hotels and accommodations
Accommodation in Měděnec
The Sfingy rock formations were created by frost weathering of gneiss and feature interesting, diverse shapes. The rocks offer beautiful views of the Ore Mountains and the Doupov Mountains.
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History and mining
The settlement of Mědník, later renamed Měděnec, was established in close connection with mining on the hill of the same name; mining probably took place there as early as the 10th century. The first documented reports of mining in Měděnec date from 1449. From 1520, Měděnec was a mining town with the privilege of freely purchasing silver.
The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary is a Baroque rotunda chapel built in 1674 at the summit of Mědník. In 1994, it was completely reconstructed, including its interior. During the Měděnecká pouť pilgrimage in September, a procession travels to the chapel every year.
The Hornická krajina Mědník is an authentic mining landscape documenting the extraction of iron, copper and, to a lesser extent, silver ores from the mid-15th to the mid-19th century. The Štola Panny Marie Pomocné (Mariahilfstolln) is an extensive system of mine workings of different ages; its oldest hand-hewn passages date from the 16th century.
More than 100 shafts and adits once existed on the slopes of Mědník. Numerous collapsed entrances and spoil heaps have survived. The underground mining area of Mědník is currently accessible through two historic adits. They preserve significant evidence of manual labor and of the enlargement of underground spaces by fire-setting from the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century. Part of the Štola Panny Marie Pomocné (Mariahilfstolln) is open to the public today.
The entrance to the Štola Země zaslíbená is located on the southwestern slope of Mědník, directly below the Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of the Lord. The adit preserves unique evidence of historic manual mining and rock loosening by fire-setting; it was probably established in the 17th or 18th century.
Hiking
The historic Cesta z města educational trail begins in Útočiště, a district of Klášterec nad Ohří, and ends at the church in Měděnec.
Other destinations: Hora Svatého Šebestiána, Kryštofovy Hamry, Okounov, Křimov, Horní Halze, Loučná Pod Klínovcem, Vysoká Jedle, Výsluní.
For the higher-level travel overview: Chomutov District.
