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The historical core of the town from the 16th century is well preserved and protected by law as [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones|urban monument zone]]. It is a comprehensive set of [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]–[[Renaissance]] [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|patrician]] houses.
Jáchymov has a long mining tradition, thanks to which it used to be one of the second most populous town in the [[Kingdom of Bohemia]] in 1534. At first [[silver]] was mined here. The silver {{lang|de|Joachimsthaler}} coins minted here since the 16th century gave their name to the [[Thaler]] and the [[dollar]]. After the [[Wieliczka Salt Mine]] ceased industrial exploitation in 2007, the Svornost mine (1525) became the oldest mine still in use in [[Europe]]. It is also the first and for a long time the only mine in the world, where [[radium]] was mined. The mining cultural landscape of Jáchymov is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] as a part of the [[Ore Mountain Mining Region]].
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