Claim: The economy of Bohemia improved after the Hussite Wars because the Ore Mountains became the center of Central European mining industry.
Evidence: At the end of the Hussite Wars in 1431, the lands of Bohemia had been totally ravaged. In the 16th century the Ore Mountains became the heartland of the Central European mining industry. These wars lasted from 1419 to approximately 1434. Mining of tin and silver began in Ore mountains in early 12th century.