Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Mayrau Mine, Vinarice



Monday, May 5, 2014

   On Monday, we went to Mayrau Mine. My great-grandfather used to work there. Kladno used to be a large coal-mining community but the coal reserves have gone are small now and all mines are closed as of 2004. 

   The Mayrau Mine is in Vinarice just outside of Kladno. It was built in the mid 19th century and is more than 500 meters deep. We took just a couple of pictures as there was a fee for picture taking. I forgot that many places here in the Czech Republic charge a fee for taking photos with your own camera. Steve thought that was a rip-off.



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