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Town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
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Kutná Hora is a town in the Central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. Although Kutná Hora has some comparatively drab modern architecture, it is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for the Historical Town Centre, including the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec. At both ends of the town there are some beautiful buildings, and the higher points of the town are home to restored older architecture, with Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings.
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Kostnice
This impressive bone church, is better known as the Sedlec Ossuary. The beginning of its story date back to 1278, when Henry, the abbot of Sedlec was sent to the Holy Land. On returning, he brought soil from Golgotha and sprinkled it on the ground here. As a consequence, the burial ground was considered holy and became extremely popular. In 1511 a chapel was constructed to house the bones from abolished graves. The chapel is open to the public, and contains the bones of about 40,000 people, arranged by František Rint in 1870. Rint's work includes an enormous chandelier including every bone in the body, and a crucifix style arrangement near the main altar. Photography is prohibited, and you may be castigated strongly for taking pictures.
The works on the church started around 1380 by Peter Parler's workshop, whose other great work in the Czech Republic includes the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle. The eye-catching spires are truly magnificent. If you're looking for some fantastic Gothic Bohemian style, St. Barbara Church is certainly one of them alongside St. Vitus in Prague (although as you might see it soon after Prague, it might not make the same impression as seeing Vitus, which is even more grand).
Vlašský dvůr
A former royal mint and residence.
Czech museum of silver. The tours through the mines, flooded in the Middle Ages, begin here.
A hilariously inauthentic "museum" filled with the most amazing Engrish in the Western hemisphere. Anyone who enjoys movies so bad they're great will be fully satisfied.
Stylish and cozy restaurant serving traditional Czech cuisine in a historical building.
Nice mid-range hotel. Free internet, good sized room. Free breakfast, wellness centre, restaurant.
Free breakfast, nice Lego store and Yoda statue.
By train
There are trains roughly hourly from Prague leaving Hlavní nádraží, see the timetable.n.., and sometimes also at Kolín.
By bus
There are buses roughly hourly from Prague leaving from the Háje bus station, see the timetable. Some are direct and some require an interchange.
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