Zlaté Hory
Zlaté Hory | |
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View of the town from Biskupská kupa | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Zlaté Hory Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′17″N 17°23′38″E / 50.25472°N 17.39389°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Jeseník |
| First mentioned | 1263 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milan Rác |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.93 km2 (33.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,701 |
| • Density | 43.07/km2 (111.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 739 76 |
| Website | zlatehory |
Zlaté Hory (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzlatɛː ˈɦorɪ]; until 1948 Cukmantl; German: Zuckmantel) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. The town lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands next to the Czech-Polish state border. The early history of the settlement was associated with gold mining, and there are still gold reserves in the ground today. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.