Miners Crafts

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Mine leaseholders were usually wealthy burghers who leased the land for mining and employed miners. Experienced mine leaseholders were also able to recognise suitable terrain and judge whether it would be rich in ore. Therefore, they could also sit in various offices regulated by mining law and participate in the successful growth of mining towns in the Bohemian Kingdom.
They ensured, among other things, that both breweries and churches (dedicated mainly to St. Barbara or St. James the Great, the patron saints of miners) were built in the mining villages. In fact, they ensured that miners and workers were willing and able to move to the mining areas with their entire families.

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