Silver Mountain, Bytom
| Silver Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Srebrna Góra | |
Aerial view of Srebrna Góra | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | 347 m |
| Coordinates | 50°24′27″N 18°50′55″E / 50.407454°N 18.848653°E |
| Geography | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| City | Bytom (Sucha Góra) Tarnowskie Góry |
| Official name | Post-mining landscape of Silver Mountain |
| Part of | Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) |
| Reference | 1539 |
| Inscription | 2017 (41st Session) |
| Website | unesco |
Srebrna Góra, or Silver Mountain, is a natural elevation which stretches between the cities of Bytom and Tarnowskie Góry in Poland, reaching a height of 347 metres.
Its surface bears witness to intense medieval lead and silver mining. In the 19th century, mining at the site renewed, focusing on the extraction of zinc ore, largely driven by the Royal Friedrich Mine in Tarnowskie Góry.
In 1953 its area was incorporated into Bytom's Segiet Nature Reserve; in 2017 it was inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List with the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry.