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Amining 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.
Austrian Lands
Lower Hungarian mining towns
Upper Hungarian mining towns
Other Hungarian mining towns
(Listed under names given when founded or working as a mining town)
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.
