Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Sedlec Ossuary
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A small chapel decorated with the bones of tens of thousands of people.
Town · Czechia · Central Bohemia
Kutna Hora
A silver-mining boom town with a soaring Gothic cathedral and a famous bone-decorated chapel.
about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Kutna Hora matters
Kutna Hora grew rich on silver in the Middle Ages and once rivalled Prague in importance. Today it is a quiet town that is easy to reach by train, with a cathedral that looks like it landed from a bigger city and a chapel on the outskirts decorated with human bones. It is one of the best day trips from the capital, and the contrast between grand Gothic and the strange ossuary makes it memorable.
Talking points
- Silver mining made the town one of the wealthiest in medieval Bohemia.
- The cathedral and the ossuary at Sedlec are both UNESCO-listed.
- It is roughly an hour from Prague by train.
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What to see in Kutna Hora
Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
St Barbara's Church Kutna Hora
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A late Gothic cathedral with a tent-like roof and a view over the town.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.