Jáchymov
Jáchymov | |
|---|---|
Upper Jáchymov | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′58″N 12°55′24″E / 50.36611°N 12.92333°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Karlovy Vary |
| Founded | 1516 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jiří Kaucký |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.77 km2 (19.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,304 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 362 51, 363 01 |
| Website | www |
| Part of | Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 1478-018 |
| Inscription | 2019 (43rd Session) |
Jáchymov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaːxɪmof]; German: Sankt Joachimsthal or Joachimsthal) is a spa town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Jáchymov has a long mining tradition, thanks to which it used to be the second most populous town in the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1534. At first silver was mined here. The silver Joachimsthaler coins minted here since the 16th century gave their name to the Thaler and the dollar. After the Wieliczka Salt Mine ceased industrial exploitation in 2007, the Svornost mine (1525) became the oldest mine still in use in Europe. It was also the first (and for a long time the only) place in the world where radium was mined.
The mining cultural landscape of Jáchymov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region. The historic centre of the town is well preserved and protected as an urban monument zone.