Freiberg
Silver-rush town of the Erzgebirge and home of the world's oldest mining university.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1168 CE mainstream
founded after the silver find that sparked the first Berggeschrey source - 1765 CE mainstream
Bergakademie founded — oldest extant mining university source - 1913 CE mainstream
silver mining halted on collapsing prices source - 2019 CE mainstream
UNESCO listing of the Erzgebirge mining region source
Where
50.9119° N, 13.3428° E
Sources
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