What to visit

The Fallout Shelter and the Technical Museum

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The Fallout Shelter and the Technical Museum

The Museum of Twentieth Century Objects is housed in the former fallout shelter in Sokolov. The building itself is fascinating, most of the shelter’s equipment still works and visitors have a chance to look over the measures intended to protect the population from nuclear attack. Many interesting things are on display, from treadle sewing machines to radios and projectors. A rarity is the small BMW 700 from 1959 with a two-stroke motorcycle engine. Not only can you look at the objects, you can also try them out, for example, take a ride on the hundred year old bicycles, sit down in a car, on a bike or in a carriage.

Open: all year Tue-Sun 11:00 to 17:00.

St. James’ Church

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St. James’ Church

The Church of St. James the Greater stands in the old part of Sokolov between the Old and Rose squares. The Church of St. James the Greater has a single nave and the main altar, by Jan Pavel Seydl, dates from 1756; two side altars from the Servite Church of St. Michael in Prague were transported here in 1786. We can also see the sandstone baptismal font (1679), the pulpit from the 18th century, the original Baroque pews and other Baroque furnishings.

Sokolov Chateau

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The chateau is situated in the town centre, just a short walk from the square. It consists of a two storey building with four wings and an enclosed courtyard with four corner towers. The centre of the courtyard is decorated with a fountain. It is interesting that its northern towers are cylindrical and the southern towers are angular with circular lower parts. On the south side there is a balcony with a small portal. Above the main portal is the Nostitz coat of arms, the inner courtyard has arcades. The chateau’s current form is from the last Classicist reconstruction in 1805. The chateau houses the Sokolov district Museum. The museum specialises in mining.