Slag heaps near Markovice

Between the settlements of Škvárovna and Markovičky in Kutnohorsk, in the Bylanka valley, you will not miss the slag heaps on the right of the road (if you go in the direction from Škvárovna to Markoviček). They are the remains after the compaction of Kutnohorsk silver ores. According to the extent of the slag heaps, it is estimated that at least 15 smelters worked in the valley in the 5th century. Next to them at Bylan stood copper smelters, in which black copper was processed...