Ratibořské Hory


Ratibořské Hory is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of, and has a population of 747.
Ratibořské Hory lies approximately north-east of Tábor, north of České Budějovice, and south of Prague.

History

The municipality was founded in 1527 and further developed during the 16th century because of growing mining activities - the silver ores were found around the village Ratibořice and mineworkers were coming from Krušné hory area. After the thirty years war a new rise in silver mining occurred after 1737 under lordship of the Schwarzenbergs and at the end of the 18th century the population reached its peak of over 1000.