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In the Czech Republic there is a small town Pribram, in which only 35 thousand people live. It looks like an unremarkable town, in fact, has a very rich history. The exact date of foundation of Pribram is unknown, but the first mention of this place dates back to 1216.
The town experienced ups and downs, but everything changed when, at the beginning of the 16th century, deposits of iron and silver were discovered here. From this moment, the economy of the city went uphill. The city grew and developed along with the mining industry, but any deposits are ending and, having reached its peak in the late 18th century, silver mining began to slowly and steadily decline.
In the 50s of the twentieth century, uranium was also discovered here, several mines were built, on which mainly political prisoners worked.
And although the last mine was closed in 1989, Pribram is still considered the center of the mining industry, there is a mining institute, many mining institutions as well as a mining museum, for which we came here.
The Mining Museum appeared in Pribram in 1886, which is noticeable in the old red brick buildings. There are many funny little things everywhere that give the museum a special character.
A tour of the mountain museum is completely different from typical tours of half-empty rooms with boring old photographs and obscure artifacts. The exhibits of the museum are scattered over a rather large territory and you will have to walk a bit to move from one building to another.
First, we were led to the descent into the mine, above which was located a crane for lifting the extracted ore. Then they told us something about her device, now it's hard to remember.
Then we went to another entrance, which would have been difficult to get into without a guide, since a lock is hanging on the door.
Here we had entertainment for tourists - a descent on felt rugs along an inclined descent.
It was fun and funny, everyone really liked it.
Going down we got into a huge, multi-level cave, where silver was mined.
The giant wheel of the water mill did not fit into the surrounding reality. My head did not fit how it was possible to assemble such a structure in such a limited space.
Dark transitions and dim light make you experience indescribable sensations. How did people work here?
Then we again ascended to the surface and returned to the main building of the museum. A few interesting details were noted along the way. Houses in Pribram are painted in cheerful colors, although this is usually done in northern cities.
And this design sophistication makes an absolutely terrible impression, not to mention completely indecent associations. :)
Native American wigwam in a Czech town?
We are approaching the museum building, which is visible from afar.
Going down, we took a ride on an underground train.
Working underground is a very dangerous occupation, so here you can see many religious symbols that are designed to protect the miners.
However, even this does not always help, in 1892, a fire occurred in the Mariana mine, in which we were. 319 miners died.
This photo is directed down and shows how deep the shaft is.
The mountain gnomes, put here, apparently, in order to brighten up the surroundings.
Miners working tools
That's how in the old days they did strengthening the vaults. Ordinary wooden logs.
Already at the top we looked at the generator set, which provided the miners with electricity.
An old and colorful car, as if descended from the pages of the magazine about steampunk.
Buttons, handles, manometers, mmm ...
After the mountain museum, we were all very impressed, but in Pribram there was another attraction that we wanted to see. This is the monastery of Holy Mountain.
This monastery is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who, according to legend, appeared to one of the knights during the attack of the robbers. The robbers were afraid of such a miracle and fled, and a chapel was built on this site in the 13th century.
After four hundred summers, a miracle happened here, one blind old man received his sight during prayer in the chapel. After this event, pilgrims began to flock here. Each year their number grew and the monetization of the arriving pilgrims was entrusted to the Jesuit Order. They erected a bell tower above the chapel and gradually built a rather impressive monastery on donations.
The interior decoration of the cathedral is excellent and can be compared to many famous museums.
It's just nice to walk and get aesthetic pleasure.
The fact that Pribram was one of the leaders in silver mining for a long time could not but affect the interior decoration of the cathedral. Almost everything is made of silver here.
After a walk along the painted corridors, we drove to the hotel, completing this inspection of this small but amazing pleasant town of Pribram.
This story is one of a series of stories. about our road trip to the Czech Republic in March 2011 .
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Pribram is a former mining town with a long history, which began in the 13th century. Today its main attraction is the Holy Mountain and the monastery on it.
Příbram is the historic town of miners in the Central Bohemian Region, at the foot of the Brda Highlands, a 45-minute drive southwest of the capital. The city is surrounded by abandoned quarries and old heaps. The Litavka River and the Pribram Stream flow through Pribram, on which several fish ponds are arranged.
History of the city
The first historical documents mentioning Pribram date back to 1216. It belonged then to the bishops of Prague. From the end of the 13th century, silver began to be mined here; acquired the rights of the city of Pribram since 1406, from Archbishop Zbinek Zajits. Since 1579, Pribram was marked by the high status of the royal mountain city and, until the outbreak of World War II, succeeded in the industry. After the war, silver mining ceased; uranium began to be mined in the vicinity. Local uranium mines were part of the Czechoslovak correctional camp system.
Map of Attractions Pribram
Church of St. Jacob the Elder
Ernestine Castle
Cemetery
Prague street
Jirasek Gardens
Church school
House of Culture
Holy mountain
Monument War
Today, the largest mining museum (Hornické muzeum Příbram) in the Czech Republic is opened at the old mines in the Birch Mountains (Březové Hory). This is a complex of four buildings, combining historical and geological expositions. From the territory of the museum area, excursions to five historical mines begin.
Monument War
The War Memorial (Památník Vojna) is a well-preserved former labor camp, a prison complex, one of a kind in Central Europe. In the years 1947-19549. The camp was used for German prisoners of war, in 1949-1951. - as a forced labor camp for political prisoners of the communist regime, and in 1951-1961. - it was a prison. Prisoners were used as labor in uranium mining mines. The War Monument is located 5 km from Pribram. It is a branch of the Mining Museum, and its exposition is dedicated to the victims of communism.
Holy mountain
The main attraction of Pribram is the pilgrimage Holy Mountain (Svatá Hora) - a monastery on a hill above the city. A baroque staircase leads to it from the city through a cherry garden. The cloister is surrounded by a rectangular gallery wall with octagonal domed chapels in the corners. In the center, on a high stone foundation, stands the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In the temple, chapels and gallery, ancient frescoes, stucco work, and silver figures have been preserved.
The city's attractions
The main square of Pribram is named after Tomáš Masaryka (Náměstí Tomáše Garrigua Masaryka). Here is the gothic church of St. Jakub the Elder (kostel sv. Jakuba Staršího), built in 1298, decorated with a pseudo-Gothic tower; building of the former court. A little further, on Tyršova Street, there is the Town Hall (Městský úřad), a neo-Renaissance building built in 1890; Ernestin Castle (Zámeček-Ernestinum) of the 14th century, which now houses the gallery.
At Příbramský cemetery (příbramský hřbitov) there is a memorial to the miners who died in the terrible fire of 1892 in the Mariana mine, and a monument to the Red Army soldiers - heroes of World War II.
Favorite place for walks of Pribram residents is the pedestrian street Pražská ulice with shops and restaurants.
The best place for relaxation is the Jiráskovy sady park, located in the center of the old town. It is surrounded by the historic buildings of the Convict (church school) and the former administration of the Mining Academy. Nearby is a bust of General Richard Tesarschik.
After World War II, a new part of Pribram was erected. And now in this part of the city you can see the beautiful House of Culture (Dům kultury) (1959), the seat of the Pribram Theater named after Antonina ворvořák (divadlo Antonína Dvořáka), and not far from it - a sculpture to the composer.
And the city is known as the site of the fall of the Pribramsky meteorite in 1959. It was him, for the first time in world history, that several cameras were able to fix.
Holidays and events
In urban cultural life, much is associated with the name of Dvorak. The composer owned a residence in the vicinity of Pribram, often came to the city. Every year, the Antonin Dvořák Music Festival is held with the participation of Czech and foreign musicians. The name of the composer is the embankment and the city theater.
Pribramsky children's choir is one of the oldest in the country. Every year, the city hosts a children's choir show.
Pribram has its own philharmonic orchestra, brass miners 'bands playing at the miners' holidays, and the Svyatogorsky horns ensemble.
In April, a traditional spring fair is held at Masaryk Square. Local artisans offer their products: potters, glaziers, basket baskets, carvers, bakers.
Masters from the vicinity of Pribram make famous Christmas betlems.
What to see in the surroundings
Since 2008, the reconstruction of the forge with an exposition of the history of mining and existing equipment has been operating in the area of \u200b\u200bthe nearby Voytekh mountain mine.
Above the western outskirts of Pribram, on the ridge of Třemošna, the park “Brdy” (přírodní park Brdy) is opened, where cycle paths and cross-country ski tracks are laid. Since 2007, the Padak ski area has been operating.
How to get to Pribram?
From Prague, take the intercity bus from the Na Knížecí bus station to the Příbram stop. Travel time is 1 hour.
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Last Saturday (June 23), we visited the city of Pribram(Příbram). It is approximately 55 km southwest of Prague. I just don’t like how they write it in Russian: Pribram. This is wrong! Czech first«ř»
- This is not "rh", but rather corresponds to the Russian soft "r". Secondly,Příbram - that's her". It looks unlikely only because in the Czech language there is no way to soften “m” at the end of a word (and also “l” and “c”). In general, in Russian it should look like this: “Pribram” - and that’s it! By the way, the cities of Plzen, Telc, Kouřim, Caslav, Mlada Boleslav (and Stara are at the same time) belong to the female genus in a similar way. “Telch”, “Smoke”, “Chaslav”, “Boleslav” ... In this form, some kind of logic immediately becomes visible. Well, like our Ryazan. However, I already find fault with it. :)
Pribram met us with a terrible roar: a huge crowd of people riding old motorcycles rode right through the central square. There were really LOTS of them: dozens. Who they are and where they went, remains covered in mystery:
The city of Pribram is known since XIII century, he was in the possession of the Prague bishopric (and later the archbishopric). The rulers of Pribram were housed in a castle-fortress built inXIV century, she bears the proud Latin name "Ernestinum" - probably in honor of the first Prague archbishop Arnost from Pardubice, who lived in times - guess three times! - right, CarlaIV . Now in this building is the city cultural center. Unfortunately, exactly when we wandered there, the object was literally occupied by weddings. In general, it was not possible to examine or photograph properly. It's a pity. There, they say, some amazing Gothic bay window has been preserved.
Ernestinum: 
The old part of Pribry looks quite nice, but it will be even better when the “revitalization” of the historical center is completed. In the meantime, the process is in full swing.
Central square (named after Tomasz G. Masaryk) in the process of revitalization: 
And this is its revitalized part: 
The dominant square and the entire central part of the city is the Church of St. Jacob (XIII century, the oldest architectural monument of the city). Of course, since then it has been rebuilt several times in the Baroque, Neo-Gothic and God knows what style. In 1869, the main tower was supplemented with four small turrets to make it look like the Tyn Church in Prague. And here’s what happened in the end:
A stand was discovered in the church telling about summer camps that are organized every year for children from this parish. It even became enviable: each camp - on a specific topic. In 2008 - pirates, in 2009 - old Czech legends, 2010 - Oh horror! - Harry Potter (!!!) 2011 - prehistoric times, and this year something is planned about the Indians: “Hiawatha”. 
Well, it's just streets and houses. Ordinary old Czech city: 
What is so particularly contrasting in Pribory? Let's figure it out.
1) Angels
Angels live above the city on the mountain. The mountain, of course, is Holy.
A covered staircase leads to the mountain from the city, along which we climbed with some amazement.
Entrance to the stairs from the city street: 
It seems that only we were so zealous - the staircase surprised us with deserts: 
Then it turned out that the other visitors quietly drove up the mountain in cars from the other side, but this did not upset us very much.:)
And this is how the staircase looks from the outside: 
Holy Mountain is a place of pilgrimage very famous not only in the Czech Republic, but also in the rest of the Catholic world - we heard Polish speech there, and we saw Ukrainians (obviously Western) in embroidered shirts - they seemed to have a whole bus. The building is an originally Gothic (but naturally rebuilt) Church of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by a cloister (this is such a square courtyard walled with galleries facing inward), 4 chapels in the corners, and all this is very magnificent and very baroque painted with frescoesXVII century. 
The main goal of the pilgrimage is a wooden sculpture of the Mother of God with the Baby, carved by hand, according to legend, by the same archbishop Arnost in XIV century. Our Lady stands in a special case in an open chapel adjacent to the temple, and the frescoes of the cloister tell us about the long and difficult fate of the shrine. In particular, about how she was hidden in the forests from the Swedes during the dashing years of the Thirty Years War. Both the Mother of God and the Baby are dressed in something beautiful and patterned. It turns out that the most different and most famous people gave clothes for them and give them, and by now a very vast wardrobe has already gathered: about 100 colorful dresses. Every day, a new dress is chosen in accordance with the colors of the current Liturgy, so the figure looks different in different photos.
We didn’t get enough pictures of the interior of the cloister, because shooting is generally prohibited there.
Chapel with a sculpture: 
And these are the cloister galleries: 
I don’t know how miraculous this sculpture really is, but the atmosphere on the Holy Mountain is absolutely amazing: this is what they call grace spilled in the air. An ancient prayer place - the soul strove to fly away, even despite numerous visitors. I did not want to leave from there at all.
Especially to hell. But still had to.
And this is - goodbye - a view of Pribram from the Holy Mountain, however, the city is almost invisible behind the trees:
2) Devils
Well, the devils live, of course, underground. In the mines. Pribram is an old mining town. Actually, not Pribram itself, but the surroundings. For instance,Brezové hory (Birch Mountains) - once it was a separate mining settlement, and now it is the Pribrami district. There alreadyXIV centuries mined silver. And also lead and tin (by the way, in Czech, “lead” \u003d “olovo "," tin "\u003d" cín ", and" zinc "\u003d" zinek "- so do not get confused here). At the turn of the XVIII and XIX For centuries, silver mining in local mines accounted for 97% of all mining in Austria-Hungary, and the Birch Mountains became the main silver producer in all of Europe.
But gradually the field was developed, production fell and finally ended in 1978. But now in the old mines of the Birch Mountains - a mining museum. And this is not just any one building-premise. The Mining Museum is evenly distributed over all the Birch Mountains, you can go down to almost every mine that worked once and see something interesting.
We went down to the Anna mine, and two more: Shevchinskaya and Voitekh — we examined it from the outside. But there is something to see from the outside! The main surface facilities of the mines were built inXIX century, and then everything, even industrial facilities, was built BEAUTIFULLY.
Mine Voitech: 
Mine Anna: 
Shevchinsky mine: 
(Incidentally, the Austrian two-headed eagle is visible)
Interestingly, the mines of Donbass look about the same?
We chose the Anna mine for the excursion because it contains one of the deepest pits in Central Europe - Prokopskaya, 1,600 m deep. The Pit is in Czech. And in Russian, such a vertical thing seems to be called the simple and understandable word "gesenk". We came to her along the Prokopskaya adit on a small mining train (in the dark of the mine all the underground pictures turned out terribly, but there are no others).
Entrance to the Prokop adit: 
Train (the height of the wagons is slightly higher than waist-high): 
True, now all the horizons are “gozenka” - and there are 41 of them! - flooded with water, except for the top two, and we could only look into a narrow and endless hole. It’s even hard to imagine how a lift with miners fit in this well! 
In general, the mine made a moderate impression. It looks like a small and terribly ragged metro, damp and rusty. If not for the ubiquitous drops of water, it would be like the planet Pluk. Not like the Hallstatt salt mines - it was at least dry there ... 
And this is a figure of St. Prokop right in the mine: 
It was put in the most communist times - 1957, but, obviously, communism is communism, and the miners are joking with bad ones - not everyone agrees to go underground.
Why Saint Prokop? Miners considered this saint the best protection from the devils, which, of course, there are many underground, and those who are reprehensible. And Saint Prokop of Sazavsky, a hermit, lived in the X - XI centuries as a hermit in the then still wild forests of Posazavye, cut down the forest and cultivated the land. And to make things easier, he tamed the devil, put him on a chain and adapted it to plowing: he harnessed it to a plow and drove it with a cross.
And on the surface we were waiting for a completely roof-top steam engine of 1914, even two parallel engines that were once attached to the lifts, and now they are bored. Oh, what a miracle! Sounds like ... well, almost like a spaceship. Huge buildings in a separate room, hefty boilers, even more hefty bobbins with metal cables, on which the cabs of the lifts were suspended ... And in the middle - the operator’s workplace, like a captain’s bridge. Mysterious buttons, levers ... And the aromatic smell of engine oil. 
This is a work of machine-building art - quite a domestic one, created by the joint-stock company Machine-Building Plants Dr. Brightfeld, Danek and Co., Prague, Karlin.
The guide said that the operator’s work was considered very responsible, complex and prestigious, they were terribly proud of their cars and maintained them in perfect condition. All copper and brass parts glittered with gold, everything was neatly painted and oiled, very clean and smart. Although now the hoists on the ropes no longer hang, both cars are kept in good working order. It’s enough to uncover this system, but for this you need to ensure regular transportation of a large amount of coal, and this is very expensive - if just for fun.
Unfortunately, to the Shevchinsk minewe did not have time to delve just walked on the surface. Almost modern mining equipment is displayed there directly under the open sky: trolleys, scales, etc., and there is also a LIBRARY! And it contains all the old mountain books, in fact, diaries, which contain all the details of the true history of mining. And the issues of the miner’s “circulation” for many years. And near the mine is the building of the mineralogical department of the mining museum. 
A mountain train travels from the Shevchinsky mine to Voitekh on the surface, right past the apartment buildings. 
And we finished our walks between the angels and the devils, of course, in a restaurant. With mining surroundings. And from him here is such a pretty view: 
The rather large city of Pribram, which is now home to about 37 thousand people, appeared in the Middle Ages as a village designed to accommodate miners. If earlier, much attention was paid to the extraction of silver and the development of the corresponding mines, now these deposits have disappeared. But the glory of Pribram as a mining town does not fade away, since it is a modern center for the mining of uranium and lead ores.
You can learn about his past from the exposition of the museum, which occupies a whole complex of structures, consisting of mines, old workshops, office premises. These buildings have been preserved in excellent condition since the end of the 19th century.
Most travelers also seek to visit the former episcopal palace, which was built in the XIV century, regularly served its owners, and is now given over to an educational institution. Nevertheless, almost all of its interiors have survived to our time unchanged. Several rooms of the palace are reserved for a small museum, which will be interesting to photography enthusiasts. It is dedicated to the life and work of a native of these places - the famous Czech photographer František Drtikol, who was at the very beginning of the emergence of the Czech school of photography.
The main square of the city, which bears the name Masaryk, is decorated with a number of historical buildings made in the Baroque and Renaissance style. The huge church of St. James, built in 1298, dominates the square and over the whole city. Next to it stands the tower of the century before last. The building, which previously housed the court, is easily recognizable by the unusual murals of the facade.
Tourists also like to walk along Prague Street - the main promenade of local residents. There are the most fashionable shops of the city.
Příbram (Czech Příbram, pronunciation: [ˈpr̝i: bram]; German Pibrans, formerly Freiberg in Böhmen) is a city in the Central Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, a municipality with expanded powers and the administrative center of the Příbram district. The population of the city is 35 thousand people. Located at the foot of the Brda Highlands on the river Litavka, 60 kilometers southwest of the Czech capital, Prague. The city is known for mining history, now it is looking for its new image after economic transformation. The city is the third largest in the Central Bohemian Region (after the cities of Mlada Boleslav and Kladno, the cultural and administrative center of the southwestern part of the region, although, on the other hand, its life is very similar to that of close Prague. The famous holy place is Holy Mountain (Czech. Svatá Hora ) lies directly above the city, the Příbram Mining Museum (including the communist labor camp War (Czech Vojna) is another tourist attraction.
From ancient legends to the Middle Ages
Several legends regarding Pribram and the surrounding area in the ancient history of Czech statehood are mentioned by Vaclav Hayek from Libočany in his Czech Chronicle (Czech Kronika česká) written in the 1st half of the 16th century. Legends tell of the prophecy of Princess Libushe and the destruction of the Birch Mountains by Gorymyr of Neumetel; both stories depict silver mining in the region. Hayek also explains the meaning of the name of the city. Although its etymology today seems fictitious, its foundation is probably true, and the name of the city is really derived from a historical person unknown to us, possibly the owner of the estate. The first mention dates back to 1216, while Pribram belongs to the bishops of Prague. Soon the village receives its ramparts. The city castle was built by the Prague Archbishop Arnost from Pardubice. During the Hussite Wars, Pribram stood on the side of the Reformation, and four times was devastated by the troops of the Catholic nobility. Archbishop Zdenek Zajits of Hazenburk awarded Pribram with city rights, which was confirmed by King Jiří from Podebrad in 1463. From King Vladislav II Jagiellon Pribram in 1496 received the title of city when he fell into the possession of the king. However, the economic condition of the city worsened, sovereigns often laid the city, and the temporary owners did not care about the development of the city.
New story
Today, the history of mining in Pribram is well studied due to the fact that from the beginning of the 16th century in Pribram the so-called mountain books (German: Bergbuch) have been preserved - records of permits for the extraction of silver and iron, for the opening of new mines, etc. Emperor Rudolph II He called Pribram the Royal Mountain City, thereby increasing its importance. The Thirty Years War greatly affected the city, reducing its population and led to forced recatolization, which was reinforced by the growing importance of the Holy Mountain, a close holy place. Since the 17th century, the growth of the city follows the development of mining. However, most went to the central government in Vienna, which soon slowed down the development of the city, while mining ...
