Welcome to the Town of
Bozi Dar

Western Bohemia Region of Czech Republic

(approx. 133 kilometers from Prague)

Bozi Dar (1028 meters above sea) is the highest small town in Central Europe. The name of the Bozi Dar settlement is allegedly derived from the words of Johann Friedrich, the Elector of Saxony, who, when offered a rest on a seat made from one single piece of silver, said: "Dieses edle Metall, das ist euer Brot, das ist eine Gabe Gottes." ("This precious metal is your bread, it is the Gift of God." - "gift of God" is "dar od Boha" and "God's gift" is "Bozi dar" in Czech).

The Bozi Dar locality still had to wait a long time, however, for the arrival of the first settlers. At the beginning of the 16th century the surroundings of Bozi Dar were still covered with dense ancient forests. But in the year 1212 Frederick II, the Roman Emperor, gifted the surrounding land to the Czech King Premysl Otakar I. In 1424 it was acquired by the lords of Tettau. After the death of Jiri Vilem of Tettau there was a lengthy dispute among the heirs, which reached a climax in the summer of 1528 with the discovery of silver on the western lower slopes of the Fichtelberg. In 1529 the Elector of Saxony, Johann Friedrich, in order to support mining activity, declared the so-called mining freedom for this part of the Schwarzenberg estate, which bordered on Jachymov. In 1533 Johann Friedrich, the Elector of Saxony, acquired the ownership of these lands by signing a purchase agreement with the heirs of the lords of Tettau. In the summer of the same year the borders of a new town unit were marked out at the order of the Elector of Saxony on the hill plateau and 600 building plots were measured out.

The settlement of the Bozi Dar locality dates, then, from the beginning of the 16th century, when mining prospectors began to reach these highest parts of the Krusne Hory (Ore Mountains), first from the Saxony side from Fichtelberg and somewhat later also from the Czech side, from Jachymov. In 1546 Bozi Dar was awarded the privilege of a free mining town, which until then came under the central mining office in Schneeberg.

In the 16th century the extraction of silver and peat, which was concentrated mainly to the south and south-east of the town, was joined by the mining of tin by the panning of sediment in the waters of the Cerny Potok (Black Creek) and mining work in the area of the Zlaty Kopec (Golden Hill). Already from 1574 records have been preserved about the fact that additional payment had to be made for the mining of some ores. After the 30 Years War (1618-1648) the mining concentrated more on arsenic and tin, the acquisition of which did not run at a loss, as was the case with other metals.

After the World War II Bozi Dar became almost a ghost town. The situation did not improve until 1971, when a border crossing into what was then the German Democratic Republic was opened near the town of Bozi Dar. Since the 16th century the importance of Bozi Dar has altered fundamentally and from the lively Medieval mining town with 2000 inhabitants Bozi Dar became an important tourist centre for both winter and summer sports in the 20th century.

Czech Travel Accommodation in Bozi Dar

Hotel Praha, Svata Anna Hotel, Svaty Hubert Hotel, Pension Schneeberg B&B, Zeleny Dum Hotel, Pension Daniela Bed & Breakfast, Hotel Bozi Dar, Engadin Apartments, Penzion Cada Bed & Breakfast, Penzion Happy Holiday B&B, Na Hranici Pension, Penzion U Snehulaka B&B, Pension Sabina, Daro B&B Pension, Jolly Penzion, Svaty Petr Pension Bed & Breakfast, Penzion Bernard, Penzion Medard

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