Sunday, July 12, 2009


One fine Saturday morning, we took the train east for an hour to the town of Kutna Hora, made famous centuries ago for its silver (mines), mint, cathedral, and of course, the infamous bone church.

Just a hop, skip and a jump from the Kutna Hora train station is the infamous Kostnice Ossuary. This from wikipedia: "In 1278, Henry, the abbot of Sedlec was sent to the Holy Land. On returning, he brought soil from Golgotha and sprinkled it on the ground here. As a consequence, the burial ground was considered holy and became extremely popular. In 1511 a chapel was constructed to house the bones from [abandoned] graves. The chapel is open to the public, and contains the bones of about 40000 people".

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