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The Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic is a region rich in history and culture connected to the mining industry. For centuries the cities on both sides of the mountain range had sustained themselves...

An example of bobbin lace making, traditional to the Ore Mountain region, as showcased at the Frohnauer Hammer Museum in Annaberg-Bucholz.

The Annaberg Mountain Altar, painted by Hans Hesse (1470 - 1539 CE), was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region 2019 CE. The altar painting depicts the different types of work done in, or in connection...

In November 1532 CE, Francisco Pizarro led a group of about 160 conquistadors into the Inca city of Cajamarca. The illiterate and illegitimate son of an Extremaduran nobleman and an impoverished woman, Pizarro had spent his entire life on...

How the World Was Made is a creation story of the Cherokee nation, which, like many such tales of the Native peoples of North America, begins with a world covered by water from which dry land is formed and natural order created by beings...

A traditional smoke, or "incense", man from the Ore Mountains, dressed as a miner. These wooden figures are an important part of the region's Christmas traditions.

A closed mine entrance at the Silber Bergwerg Freiberg. The Silber Bergwerg Freiberg closed down its mining activities in 1968 CE.

The miner depicted at the pulpit of St. Anne's church In Annaberg-Bucholtz. The Church was constructed around 1500 CE, and the pulpit dates from the same time. The pulpit was sculptured by Franz Maidburg (1480- 1533 CE).

The Frohnauer Hammer Museum contains a hammer forge from the 17th century CE. The water channel provides the water necessary for the waterwheel to run the three tilt hammers inside the hammer forge.

The traditional Freiberg Christmas Market. The picture was taken in December 2009.