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Mirkovice, Český Krumlov dist., South Bohemian Region

Medieval gold panning area

(12th–14th cent.)

Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval mining activities.

Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval mining activities.

Photo J. Mařík, 2014.

A large gold mining area used approximately between the 12th and 14th centuries. The area includes mining trenches, tailing heaps, goldwashing spoil heaps and border stones with engraved crosses marking the individual mining fields. Gold panning and mining on the Jílecký Stream are primarily connected with the House of Rosenberg (Rožmberk), which amassed considerable wealth from this activity. The processing of gold is documented, for example, at the castle in Český Krumlov.

References: Michálek – Zavřel 1996; Ernée a kol. 2014.

Navigation points: N 48°48'30.78", E 14°23'36.09".

Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval mining activities.
Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval m...
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Remains of hollow ways or water channels.
Remains of hollow ways or water channels.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval mining activities.
Western part of the area with remains of Early Medieval m...
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Western part of the area with remains of mining activities.
Western part of the area with remains of mining activities.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
A line of boundary stones in eastern part of the area.
A line of boundary stones in eastern part of the area.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Boundary stone with an incised cross.
Boundary stone with an incised cross.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Boundary stone.
Boundary stone.
Photo J. Mařík 2013.
Eastern part of the area with remains of mining activities.
Eastern part of the area with remains of mining activities.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.
Panoramatic picture of the mining area.
Panoramatic picture of the mining area.
Photo J. Mařík, 2014.

Map notes: A – relief edge along which mining was conducted; B – area with tailing heaps (goldwashing spoil heaps); C – second relief edge, marked with boundary stones; D – trenches from the extraction of gold; E – goldwashing spoil heaps; F – hollow ways or remains of water canals. Map symbols are available in the Downloads section.

Access map / site plan.
After Kuna et al. 2014.

Selected fulltext articles and reports for further reading. Complete bibliographical records are available in the Downloads section as the List of publications.

Archeologický atlas Čech – Mirkovice
Ernée, M. a kol. 2014: Raná exploatace exogenních akumulací zlata na Českokrumlovsku, Acta rerumnaturalium 16, 85–108.