Jáchymov

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B. Němcové 304, 362 51 Jáchymov, Czech Republic

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N50° 21' 58" E12° 55' 24"   (50.366111111111, 12.923333333333) Start navigation »

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For other places called Joachimsthal, see Joachimsthal (disambiguation).
Jáchymov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaːxɪmof]; German: Thal originally, later Sankt Joachimsthal or Joachimsthal: "Saint Joachim's Valley") is a spa town in north-west Bohemia in the Czech Republic belonging to the Karlovy Vary Region. It is situated at an altitude of 733 m (2,405 ft) above sea level in the eponymous St. Joachim's valley in the Ore Mountains, close to the border to Germany.
The silver Joachimsthaler coins minted there since the 16th century became known as Thaler for short, with the word "dollar" and similar words for monetary units in many languages deriving from it.

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