Town Museum Františkovy Lázně
Ethnographic Museum Boží Dar
Boží Dar is the highest situated town in Central Europe due to its location
at an altitude of 1028 m. The first settlers started to arrive in this area at
the end of the 15th century. However, an influx of mining prospectors from
Saxony and, later on, also from Bohemia, specifically Jáchymov, occurred after
1529. In the summer of 1533, the whole perimeter of the new town was marked out
on the plateau. The settlement was named Boží Dar and granted the privileges
of a free mining town in 1546. The site of the town is dominated by the Baroque
church with Classicist components, which was consecrated in the name of St.
Anne. It was built in 1722 on the grounds of a Renaissance building from
1593. The centre of the town is characterized by the rectangular Renaissance
Square and the Late Classicist town hall from 1844–1845. Anton Günther
(1876–1937), the bard, poet and native of Boží Dar was laid to rest in the
local cemetery. Another prominent personality is the Greek writer Nikos
Kazantzakis, who lived in Myslivny at Boží Dar in 1929–1931. After World War
II, Boží Dar was practically an abandoned town. This changed in 1971, after a
border crossing was opened nearby. After 1990, Boží Dar again became a
significant tourist centre for winter and summer events and activities. 
Exposure of the Boží Dar Town Museum deals with the history of the highest
located cities in Central Europe. The museum is housed in the same building as
the city office and information centre. There is also a Baby Jesus mail. Among
the exhibits you will find rustic room with everyday objects of past centuries,
Krušné hory (Erzgebirge) minerals, tools for mining ores and peat, Christmas
nativity scenes and sights on the visit the Greek novelist Nikos Kazantzakis in
Boží Dar. 
Useful information
Address: Boží Dar 1, CZ362 62 Boží Dar Tel: +420 603 539 020 E-mail: info@bozidar.cz More info: www.bozidar.cz
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
