Pribram Attractions

At first glance, the former mining town of Pribram does not have much to offer visitors. However, for the intrepid traveler the town of 38,000 has an interesting history and several unique attractions.

Pribram has been a center of mining activity for a very long time. Historical records indicate that extraction work has been taking place at Pribram since the 10th Century. Many different types of minerals have been extracted from the rich geology including silver, iron ore, and uranium.

Today the mines are closed but the town is worth a visit for its fascinating mining museum that takes visitors underground to the former coal face. Also of interest is the immense Holy Mountain (Svata Hora) shrine created by the Jesuits in the 17th Century.

Those visitors interested in the life and times of Antonin Dvorak will find the memorial and museum dedicated to him very interesting.