Jáchymov is a spa town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Upper Jáchymov
Silver mining in Jáchymov, 1548
Jáchymovský tolar, 1525. Obverse, picturing St. Joachim.
Svornost Mine, the oldest mine still in use in Europe
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa. Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
The statue of "The crutchbreaker" in the spa town Piešťany (Slovakia) – a symbol of balneotherapy
Print of Spa, Belgium, 1895
Ikaalisten Kylpylä, a spa center in Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland
The Slatina Spa