Kutná Hora is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 21,000.
Architecture
The center of Kutná Hora and Sedlec Abbey with its famous ossuary are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is estimated that the ossuary is decorated with bones of more than 40,000 skeletons. Among the most important buildings in the town are the Gothic, five-naved St. Barbara’s Church, begun in 1388, and the Italian Court, formerly a royal residence and mint, which was built at the end of the 13th century. The Gothic Stone Haus, which since 1902 has served as a museum, contains one of the richest archives in the country. The Gothic St. James’s Church, with its 86 m (282 ft) tower, is another prominent building. Sedlec is the site of the Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady and the famous Ossuary.
Main sights
- St. Barbara’s Church
- Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
- Sedlec Ossuary
- Church of St. James
- Church of St. John Nepomuk
- Church of Ursuline Convent
- Jesuit College
- Italian Court
- Marian column
Notable people
- Jakob Jakobeus (1591–1645), Slovak writer
- Michal Lesák, footballer
- Jan Erazim Vocel (1803–1871), poet, archaeologist, historian and cultural revivalist
- František Zelenka (1904–1944), architect, graphic, stage set and costume designer
