Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora | |
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Aerial view of Kutná Hora with the Church of Saint Barbara and Jesuit College in the front | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′54″N 15°16′6″E / 49.94833°N 15.26833°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1289 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lukáš Seifert (ODS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.07 km2 (12.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 21,642 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 284 01 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 732 |
| Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
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Kutná Hora (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkutnaː ˈɦora] ⓘ; German: Kuttenberg) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and the Sedlec Ossuary, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 because of its outstanding architecture and its influence on subsequent architectural developments in other Central European city centres. The historic town centre is also protected as an urban monument reservation, the fourth largest in the Czech Republic.
The large concentration of monuments and its inclusion on the UNESCO list make Kutná Hora a significant tourist destination. The town's sacral monuments are among the most important and most visited monuments in the Czech Republic. In addition to tourism, the town's economy also includes industry, which is represented by production of tobacco products and the electrical engineering industry.