What connects the cities of Zlaté Hory and Dubí in the Ore mountains? ‒ A new explanation of the possible meaning of the name Zuckmantel Cover Image

Co spojuje města Zlaté Hory a Dubí v Krušných horách? ‒ Nové vysvětlení možného významu názvu Zuckmantel
What connects the cities of Zlaté Hory and Dubí in the Ore mountains? ‒ A new explanation of the possible meaning of the name Zuckmantel

Author(s): Milan Farský
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Zuckmantel; Cukmantl; Zlaté Hory; Pozorka; Dubí; tin mining; Cínovec; Pramenáč; Profous

Summary/Abstract: The toponym of three mining settlements in the Czech Republic is Zuckmantel. Explanation of the origin of this name has not been clearly elucidated, perhaps because it has never been associated with mining activities in their neighborhood. This common denominator gave me an idea to look in the old German mining dictionaries. It was in the time when I was dealing with the occurrence of old tin placers on the southern slopes of the Ore Mountains under the mountain Pramenáč.

  • Issue Year: LVIII/2017
  • Issue No: 58
  • Page Range: 172-176
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech
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