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Příbram

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Introduction

Příbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147 inhabitants

the city is located at the Brdy foothills 60 kilometers south-west of Prague

the city is the third biggest in the Central Bohemian Region

it is an administrative and cultural center of the south-western part of the region, although it also tends to be influenced by the economy and life of Prague

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History

Příbram was first mentioned in 1216 when it was bought by the bishop of Prague Ondřej

in the 14th century a small stone castle was built by the archbishop Arnošt of Pardubice on the site of the present Zámeček-Ernestinum

Příbram is known for its rich mining past from the 10th to 20th century silver mining, in the middle

of the 16th century a boom, the biggest development in the 19th century

in 1579 Rudolf II promoted Příbram to “Free Royal Mining Town”

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from the 11th to 19th century iron ore was mined but Rudné doly Příbram had to be closed in 1979 due to economic reasons

five major deep-mines were built in the 18th century in Březové Hory near Příbram

from 1948 to 1991 uranium extraction, Uranové doly Příbram, brought the biggest growth of the town

the mines were closed due to economic reasons

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Education in the 19th century education facilities were built here in 1875 a training-school for teachers was built, since

1953 it´s the seat of Business Academy in 1865 Mining Academy was opened in 1894 it changed to the College of Mining

Engineering (a university), in 1945 the university was moved to Ostrava

the seat of the university changed to Domov mládeže, which is located at the top of Jiráskovy sady

VŠERS – University of European and Regional Studies (Jihočeská Universita)

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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Square

The Gothic St. James Church was built in 1298 and it is one of the oldest buildings in Příbram. There is a baroque aisle. The tower was renovated in the 19th century in the neo-gothic style.

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The Holy Mountain - a pilgrimage place

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The Holy Mountain - inside

This baroque church and monastery at a pilgrimage site was built in 1658 by the Jesuit Order on the site of a chapel. It's dedicated to the Virgin Mary and it's connected to the city with unique roofed stairs.

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The Mining museum

The mining museum includes: Anna PitAnna Pit - 1789 The Steam Mining Machine at Anna Pit Prokop's Tunnel Anna's Water Tunnel Ševčín PitŠevčín Pit – 1813 on the original 16th century pit A Mining Cottage Adalbert (Vojtěch) PitAdalbert (Vojtěch) Pit – 1779, in 1875 it was the first pit in the world to reach 1000 m with one cable

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The aquapark

The sport facilities in Příbram include two indoor ice rinks (main arena for approx. 5,000 spectators opened in 1978), indoor sports arena (opened 1978, capacity enlarged in reconstruction in 2005), modern open-air and indoor swimming pool and several playgrounds and tennis centers.

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The Football club Příbram

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The Příbram's chateau

Originally it was a wooden fortress. In the 14th century a castle was founded there in the gothic style, later it served as an archbishop residence for Arnošt of Pardubice. Now it is called Zámeček-Ernestinum and it is a cultural centre with an info-point, art gallery of František Drtikol, a ceremony hall and a memorial of victims of World War I. Outside there is a statue of archbishop Arnošt of Pardubice.

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Březové horyIn Březové Hory you can find:

• five historical pits and other buildings of the Mining Museum of Příbram

• St. Adalbert church – in the neo-renaissance style, built in 1889

• St. Prokop church – located on a place of an old wooden campanile in 18th century

• church of Master Jakoubek of Stříbro Charge – built in 1936

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The Vojna Memorial

The Labour camps Příbram-Vojna and Příbram-Brody were run in 1949-1951, holding up to 800 mainly political prisoners who worked in the local uranium mines.

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Kovohutě Příbram

On the list of Příbram’s biggest companies are:• ZAT, a. s. – production of control systems for power engineering and

industry; • ZRUP, a. s.– prefab buildings production; • Kovohutě Příbram nástupnická, a. s. – recycling and production of lead

and precious metals; • DISA Industries, s.r.o. – production of shot blasting equipment

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The Galery of František Drtikol

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The Cultural House

The complex offers a lot of cultural facilities:

• a theatre• a cinema• a dancing hall• a music club• a hotel

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The main bus station

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The Forestpark at Litavka

it is an ideal place for relaxation, walking and cycling it is located in the suburb of Příbram near the football

stadium Baník

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Important sites in the region

the Victory Monument at Slivice commemorates the last battle of WW II

Vysoká u Příbrami – a museum of Antonín Dvořák who was inspired there to write ”Rusalka“

ruins of a Gothic castle Valdek near Jince

the chateau in Dobříš

the chateau in Březnice

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PříbramSource: www.wikipedia.cz

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