A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Partizánska Ľupča in Slovakia. Now a village with 1300 inhabitants but in 14th-19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000. Several houses still have an urban character.Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in 1957.
In Germany, a Bergstadt refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with town privileges, Bergregal rights and tax exemption, in order to promote the economic development of the mining region.
Sherman, James E; Barbara H. Sherman (1969). Ghost Towns of Arizona. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN0-8061-0843-6. Book features pg. 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a "mining town".
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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message A mining community also known as a mining town or a mining camp is a community that houses miners Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry Partizanska Ľupca in Slovakia Now a village with 1300 inhabitants but in 14th 19th centuries an important mining town with more than 4000 Several houses still have an urban character Dawson City Yukon Canada in 1957 Contents 1 Historical mining communities 1 1 Australia 1 2 Austria 1 3 Austria Hungary 1 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 5 Canada 1 6 Czechia 1 7 Finland 1 8 Germany 1 8 1 Baden Wurttemberg 1 8 2 Bavaria 1 8 3 Lower Saxony 1 8 4 North Rhine Westphalia 1 8 5 Saxony 1 8 6 Saxony Anhalt 1 8 7 Thuringia 1 9 Hong Kong 1 10 Indonesia 1 11 Nigeria 1 12 Norway 1 13 Poland 1 14 Slovenia 1 15 South Korea 1 16 United States 1 16 1 Alaska 1 16 2 Arizona 1 16 3 California 1 16 4 Colorado 1 16 5 Idaho 1 16 6 Iowa 1 16 7 Michigan 1 16 8 Minnesota 1 16 9 Montana 1 16 10 Nevada 1 16 11 New Mexico 1 16 12 South Dakota 1 16 13 Utah 1 16 14 Wisconsin 2 See also 3 References 4 CitationsHistorical mining communities editAustralia edit Ballarat Victoria Bendigo Victoria Kalgoorlie Western Australia Menzies Western Australia Austria edit Schwaz Eisenerz Styria Austria Hungary edit Upper Austrio Hungarian mining towns Slovakia Gollnitz today Gelnica Jossau today Jasov Nemecka Ľupca today Partizanska Ľupca Schmollnitz today Smolnik Rosenau today Roznava Zipser Neudorf today Spisska Nova Ves Dilln today Banska Bela Konigsberg today Nova Bana Kremnitz today Kremnica Libethen today Ľubietova Neusohl today Banska Bystrica Pukanz today Pukanec Schemnitz today Banska Stiavnica Lower Austrio Hungarian mining towns Hungary Ruda today Rudabanya in Hungary Telken today Telkibanya in Hungary Bosnia and Herzegovina edit Banovici Kakanj Tuzla Zenica Canada edit Cobalt Ontario Glace Bay Nova Scotia Dawson City Yukon Lynn Lake Manitoba Red Lake Ontario Thompson Manitoba Timmins Ontario Flin Flon Manitoba Czechia edit Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town Abertham today Abertamy Adamstadt today Adamov Adamsfreiheit today Hurky Barringen today Pernink Bergreichenstein today Kasperske Hory Bergstadt today Horni Mesto Bleistadt today Olovi Bohmisch Wiesenthal today Loucna pod Klinovcem Eule today Jilove u Prahy St Georgenthal today Jiretin pod Jedlovou Goldeck Mahrisch Altstadt today Stare Mesto pod Sneznikem Goldenstein today Branna Gossengrun today Krajkova Gottesgab today Bozi Dar Graupen today Krupka Hartmanitz today Hartmanice Iglau today Jihlava St Joachimsthal today Jachymov Johannesthal today Janov St Katharinaberg today Hora Svate Kateriny Klostergrab today Hrob Kupferberg today Medenec Kuttenberg today Kutna Hora Lauterbach Kaiserwald town no longer exists Mies today Stribro Neustadt a d Tafelfichte today Nove Mesto pod Smrkem Plan today Plana Platz today Misto Platten today Horni Blatna Pressnitz town no longer exists Rudolfstadt today Rudolfov Schlaggenwald today Horni Slavkov Sebastiansberg today Hora Svateho Sebestiana Sonnenberg today Vysluni Unterreichenstein today Rejstejn Wodnian today Vodnany Zuckmantel today Zlate Hory Finland edit Pargas Germany edit In Germany a Bergstadt refers to a settlement near mineral deposits vested with town privileges Bergregal rights and tax exemption in order to promote the economic development of the mining region Baden Wurttemberg edit Freudenstadt Prinzbach Bavaria edit Auerbach in der Oberpfalz Pegnitz town Bodenmais Lam Fichtelberg Upper Franconia Lower Saxony edit Altenau Bad Grund Clausthal Zellerfeld Lautenthal Obernkirchen Sankt Andreasberg Wildemann North Rhine Westphalia edit Ludenscheid Saxony edit Altenberg Annaberg Buchholz Berggiesshubel Bleiberg near Frankenberg Sa town no longer exists Brand Ehrenfriedersdorf Eibenstock Elterlein Ernstthal Freiberg Geyer Glashutte Saxony Hohenstein Johanngeorgenstadt Lengefeld Lossnitz Marienberg Saxony Neustadtel Oberwiesenthal Oederan Scheibenberg Schneeberg Schwarzenberg Erzgeb Thum Voigtsberg Wolkenstein Zschopau Zwonitz Saxony Anhalt edit Eisleben Sangerhausen Thuringia edit Ilmenau Ruhla Suhl Sondershausen Hong Kong edit Ma On Shan Village Indonesia edit Central Papua Province Tembagapura Nigeria edit Enugu Jos Norway edit Kongsberg formerly Roros Poland edit Georgenberg now Miasteczko Slaskie Goldberg now Zlotoryja Gross Salze now Wieliczka Nikolstadt now Mikolajowice Salzberg now Bochnia Wilhelmstal now Boleslawow Slovenia edit Idrija Velenje Trbovlje South Korea edit Gangwon Province Jeongseon County Taebaek City Samcheok City Yeongwol County North Gyeongsang Province Sangju City Mungyeong City Uljin County Yeongju City Bonghwa County United States edit Alaska edit Juneau Skagway Arizona 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editBoomtown Coal town Man camp temporary housing for resource extraction Mission station Pit villageReferences editCitations editSherman James E Barbara H Sherman 1969 Ghost Towns of Arizona University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0 8061 0843 6 Book features pg 147 about what is necessary for a settlement to have in order to be considered a mining town nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mining towns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mining community amp oldid 1193791131, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
