and patrician houses are Gothic and Renaissance houses with unique Czech set of portals Jáchymov pharmacy – the oldest pharmacy in Central Europe from 1520. Svornost Mine – the first radium mine in the world Peter's Mill – remains of the oldest watermill in the Czech Republic Monument to the Discovery of Radium from 1950 Agricola Spa Centre – the oldest spa building, built in 1906–1911 Radium Palace Hotel – Neoclassical spa hotel from 1912 Notable people Georgius Agricola (1494–1555), town doctor and chemist, the "Father of Mineralogy" Johannes Mathesius (1504–1565), German minister and a Lutheran reformer Twin towns – sister cities Jáchymov is twinned with: Schneeberg, Germany See also Kutná Hora – another Bohemian silver mining town References External links Historical photographs Historical photographs (portions of the above site in English) Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Karlovy Vary District Spa towns in the Czech Republic Towns in the Ore Mountains Geological type localities Mining communities in the Czech Republic Populated places established in 1516