Ostrava-Marianske Hory, mining colony

Mariánské Hory, long ago Čertova Lhotka, lies on the Amber Trail, which leads from the North Sea to the Adriatic. In the 13th century the settlement consisted of only 7-8 houses with a few inhabitants, but over time more and more settlers came here. Mariánské Hory experienced its greatest boom in the 19th century. with the development of mining and industry. The first owner of the mines opened here was Vladimír Vondráček. And just…