K těžbě stříbra na Horách Vrbických v 16. století

Title:

K těžbě stříbra na Horách Vrbických v 16. století
Silver mining in the Vrbické Hory area in the 16th century

Creator:

Jiří Doležel

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:7856fc1f-f614-4a25-b326-bcb01d8dc249
uuid:7856fc1f-f614-4a25-b326-bcb01d8dc249
issn:1211-7250

Subject:

16. století, těžba stříbra, písemné prameny, silver mining, written sources, Čechy (Česko), Bohemia (Czechia), mining and processing complex, field survey, nobility and their relationship to the mining of precious metals, Czech-Moravian Highlands, 8, and 902

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Description:

The silver mining and processing complex in the Vrbické Hory area, 9.5 km NNW of Světlá nad Sázavou was one of the most important early modern period mining sites in the Czech-Moravian Highlands. The deposit, mined in two stages from 1547 to the early 1590s, provided several hundred kilograms of the precious metal. The stopes, which extended to a depth of approx. 80 m, ran along three principal vein zones, partly drained through hereditary adits, with further prospecting work in the area. The mined ore was smelted on site; mineral processing and metallurgical plants could take advantage of the energy system of the reservoirs on the nearby watercourses, and two mining settlements appeared by the mines. The mining was funded by numerous investors from Bohemia and Germany (burghers, nobles, officials, mining and coin experts). However, there was also significant involvement on the part of the landed nobility: the frequently alternating owners of the land on which mines were situated included the ruler, imperial princes, higher- and lower-ranking nobles and wealthy burghers. However, mining was complicated by the area’s position on the boundaries of several estates and interference from landowners, disagreements amongst miners and persistent drainage problems. This study, based on the latest field prospecting surveys and revision of the available written sources summarises our existing knowledge and highlights the potential for further research., Jiří Doležel., and Obsahuje seznam literatury

Language:

Czech

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

Přehled výzkumů | 2016 Volume:57 | Number:2

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