The extent of the KCD game world corresponds roughly to an area in south-eastern Bohemia around Sasau River, in which many historical heritage sites are located. The most notable include Sasau Monastery and the castles in Bohemian Sternberg, Rataje (Rattay) and Skalice (Skalitz - of which only a few stones can be found today).
/>According to some estimates, silver mining began around Skalitz in the 12th century - at the same time the nearby Church of St. James the Greater was being built. Another theory posits that the mining in the area began at the end of the 13th century at the behest of the Sasau Monastery. The people called the area "St. Procopius' Mountain" or "Silver Skalitz". The town's coat of arms depicts a miner in traditional dress, working a rock face with two hammers.
The area adjacent to the river long belonged to Sasau Monastery. After the death of Wenceslas IV, during the Hussite wars (1419–1434), the Hussites razed the monastery, and temporarily brought a halt to mining operations. It was not until the 18th century that reigning Austrian Empress Maria Theresa promoted the town to a free mining township called "Skalitz of the Silver Mountains". The Empress also granted four mines to the miners, where they could mine silver solely for the benefit of the city. The wealth from the other three mines went to the monarch.
In the 19th century, the mines were completely abandoned and mining ceased. Today the mine shafts serve as channels for municipal drinking water. Two mines have been reinforced to serve as air raid shelters. The rest of the mine has been filled in.
The extent of the KCD game world corresponds roughly to an area in south-eastern Bohemia around Sasau River, in which many historical heritage sites are located. The most notable include Sasau Monastery and the castles in Bohemian Sternberg, Rataje (Rattay) and Skalice (Skalitz - of which only a few stones can be found today).
/>According to some estimates, silver mining began around Skalitz in the 12th century - at the same time the nearby Church of St. James the Greater was being built. Another theory posits that the mining in the area began at the end of the 13th century at the behest of the Sasau Monastery. The people called the area "St. Procopius' Mountain" or "Silver Skalitz". The town's coat of arms depicts a miner in traditional dress, working a rock face with two hammers.
The area adjacent to the river long belonged to Sasau Monastery. After the death of Wenceslas IV, during the Hussite wars (1419–1434), the Hussites razed the monastery, and temporarily brought a halt to mining operations. It was not until the 18th century that reigning Austrian Empress Maria Theresa promoted the town to a free mining township called "Skalitz of the Silver Mountains". The Empress also granted four mines to the miners, where they could mine silver solely for the benefit of the city. The wealth from the other three mines went to the monarch.
In the 19th century, the mines were completely abandoned and mining ceased. Today the mine shafts serve as channels for municipal drinking water. Two mines have been reinforced to serve as air raid shelters. The rest of the mine has been filled in.