Kutna Hora and the Kostnik
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In the thirteenth century, Kutna Hora became famous in Europe as the Silver Capital of the Czech Republic and was the second richest city after Prague. At its dawn, the population of Kutna Mountain was twice that of London. To the same period of the 14th and 15th centuries is the construction of the main attractions of the city - the Cathedral of St. Barbara, which rivaled in its decoration and size with the Cathedral of St. Vitus in Prague, as well as the Gothic and strict Cathedral of St. Jacob and the mint. Located in Kutna Hora and its College of Jesuits, the approaches to which are decorated with statues of saints, exactly like on Charles Bridge in the Czech capital.
In the suburbs of Kutna Mountain, in the small village of Sedlets, there is another world-famous landmark - Kostnitsa. This temple, whose decoration is made of more than 40 thousand human bones belonging to people who died as a result of religious warriors in the Czech Republic and the terrible plague epidemic.
The excursion program includes a visit to the medieval mine where silver was mined, the Museum of Alchemy in Kutna Gore and the castle of Czech Sternberg.