The first MTB trails on the German-Czech border between the towns of Sebnitz, Neustadt in Sachsen and Dolní Poustevna have opened last weekend. The official preopening ceremony of the "Borderless Trails" took place on June 12th, 2026, in presence of Saxony's Minister for Tourism, Barbara Klepsch. Despite steady rain, the event attracted about 100... read more
Topic: Tourism
The final conference of the ArchaeoTin project took place on 9 and 10 June 2026 in Teplice, Czechia. About 130 participants had the chance to learn about the project's results especially regarding Bronze age mining in the Ore Mountains through 27 scientific presentations. The event was attended by guests from Germany, the Czech Republic, Great... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
Many honourable guests including representatives of all project partners, the programme's Joint Secretariat and Managing Authority as well as two senators of the Czech Republic took part in the opening ceremony of the exhibition "ZINN & SEIN" (Tin and Being) at the Museum of Teplice. The exhibition is shown there until the end of June... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
The exhibition "ZINN & SEIN", elaborated within the ArchaeoTin project, is welcoming visitors since November 15th, 2025, in Ehrenfriedersdorf (DE). The exhibition will remain there until March 1st, 2026, before it will be shown at the Museum Teplice (CZ). Many distinguished guests joined the project partners for the exhibition's inauguration,... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
ArchaeoTin has been selected as a project of strategic importance for the Saxon-Czech cooperation by the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg programme between Saxony and the Czech Republic. In that context the project hosted an event on 6 June 2025 in Ehrenfriedersdorf (DE) together with the programme´s Joint Secretariat, Managing Authority and... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
On 9 April 2025 the kick-off event of the project "Silver Route" took place in Klášterec nad Ohří (CZ). Among the participants were the District governor of the Erzgebirgskreis (Rico Anton) and the mayor of Karlocy Vary (Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová), further representatives of local municipalities as well as the project partners. The event was... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
During a meeting of the ArchaeoTin partners on April 7th and 8th, 2025, in Teplice (CZ), the participants exchanged on new learning regarding the beginning and unfolding of tin mining in the Ore Mountain range. The exchange also addressed suitable scientific methods and the presentation of results during a travelling exhibition that will be... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
core-consult has won the open tender to support the implementation of the cross-border project Silver Route as external project and finance management. The project's Lead partner is the Tourism Association Erzgebirge based in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany. The project has been selected as a strategic project of the Saxon-Czech... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Tourism
On September 23rd and 24th, 2024, partners of the project ArchaeoTin met in Eibenstock, Germany, to discuss the first results of their joint research efforts to better understand when and how tin mining in the Ore Mountains has developed. They furthermore discussed the concept for a travelling exhibition that will bring the learning closer to the... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
On 14 June 2024, the ArchaeoTin project and its findings were presented during the 2nd Day of Mining Archaeology at the Saxony State Office for Archaeology. The project’s partners from Germany and the Czech republic furthermore contributed with additional presentations on the history of mining in Bohemia and... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage