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The name of the town was derived from the eponymous mountain (hora = 'mountain'). According to legends, the name of the mountain was derived from the monks' cowls (the Kutten). It is more likely that it derived from the Middle High German word kutte ('pit').
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec. Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity.
Kutná Hora – the medieval treasury of Czech Kings. Kutná Hora is one of the most beautiful and historically significant Czech cities. Visitors from both the Czech Republic and abroad come here largely to see a couple of great sights – the Cathedral of St Barbara in the heart of the city and the Ossuary in suburban Sedlec.
It began in the early 13th century as a silver-mining town, and from the 14th century Bohemian coins ( groš) were minted there. The royal mint, which was transferred from Jihlava by King Wenceslas II, was in part of a royal residence called the Vlašský dvůr (Italian Court).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The history of Kutna Hora goes back to 1142 when the first Cistercian monastery in Bohemia was founded in Sedlec. Life in the abbey and the nearby village was very quiet until the 13th century when the discovery of silver deposits started a real golden (or, in this case, silver) rush.
Kutná Hora, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was a thriving mining town in the Middle Ages. The town thrived on silver mining, which made the region rich and prominent. Silver from mines was used to build Prague’s landmarks and fund the Holy Roman Empire. Architectural Glory. Kutna Hora Cathedral is a gem.
Map and objects. Kutná Hora is, as its name suggests, associated with the mining (kutání in Czech) of silver. In 1142 the first Cistercian monastery in the Czech lands was established in the nearby village of Sedlec and at the end of the 13 th century the original mining settlement of Cuthna antiqua – Old Kutna - soon became a wealthy ...
