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The Krupka mining cultural landscape represents an important set of mountain monuments of European significance and was declared a monument zone in 2014. It is one of the oldest ore districts in the Czech lands, whose origins date back to the 13th century. Already in the Bronze Age, tin was obtained from alluvium in the territory of today's town of Krupka. Since the 19th century, in addition to tin and copper, tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth or fluorite have also been mined here. On the territory of Horní Krupka near the top of Komáří hůrka stands the mining chapel of St. Wolfgang from the end of the 17th century. There is a partially accessible Starý Martin adit with the longest tin ore vein in Central Europe and an old mining trail that led from Krupka to Horní Krupka. Mining cultural landscape Krupka represents a significant collection of montan monuments of European importance and was declared a conservation area in 2014. It is one of the oldest ore mines in the Czech, whose origins date back to the 13th century. Already in the Bronze Age, tins were extracted from the alluvium in the territory of today's town of Krupka. Since the 19th century, tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth, or fluorite have been extracted here, in addition to tin and copper. In the area of ​​Horní Krupka near the top of Komáří hůrka you can find the mining chapel of St. Wolfgang from the end of the 17th century. In the territory there is a partially accessible Old Martin pit with the longest vein of tin in Central Europe (2 km) and an old mining trail leading from Krupka to Horní Krupka.