Štola č. 1 Jáchymov – uranové a stříbrné doly

Location: Jáchymov, 362 51 · Karlovy Vary Region

Category: mining adit – silver, uranium, radon

Adit No. 1 in Jáchymov opens up the history of silver and uranium mining at the place where Marie and Pierre Curie discovered polonium and radium. The exhibition also covers the tragic history of the uranium mines in the 1950s. It is part of a complex alongside the neighbouring Svornost mine, administered by the Sokolov Museum.

Why visit this place?

• Marie Curie-Skłodowská discovered the element radium in uranium ore from Jáchymov, work that later earned her a Nobel Prize.
• The nearby Svornost mine, dating from 1525, is the oldest mine still in use in Europe and the first in the world to mine radium.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 687 visitors on Google Maps.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 61 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• The whole programme is indoors, so rain is not a problem.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: Seasonal, see the Sokolov Museum website
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: adults 150 CZK, children 100 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 687 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Guided adit tour covering silver mining, uranium extraction and political prisoners of the 1950s. Suitable for history and chemistry lessons.

Official website: http://www.omks.cz/main.php?page=stola-c-1-jachymov

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