Johanngeorgenstadt
Uranium was first isolated in 1789 from pitchblende samples taken from this modest Saxon mining town in the Ore Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic. Founded in 1654 as a settlement for Bohemian Protestant exiles, Johanngeorgenstadt has a mining history stretching back to iron and tin extraction, with tin-panning in the area dating to the Bronze Age. Post-war uranium mining by the Wismut AG between 1946 and 1958 was so intensive that subsidence damage led to the demolition of nearly the entire old town. The town is also a state-recognized health resort and calls itself "Schwibbogen Town" after the traditional Ore Mountains candle arch.
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- Population5,573
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
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Johanngeorgenstadt: quick answers
Where is Johanngeorgenstadt?
Johanngeorgenstadt is in Erzgebirgskreis, Germany, about 36 km23 miles in a straight line from Zwickau.
How do you get to Johanngeorgenstadt?
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary (KLV), about 59 min away by road. The nearest train station is Johanngeorgenstadt, about 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Johanngeorgenstadt?
The warmest month is July, averaging 16°C60°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is July, with about 112 mm4.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Johanngeorgenstadt?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 1 restaurant, 2 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Johanngeorgenstadt?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Annaberg-Buchholz, Werdau and Schwarzenberg.