The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

The first written mention of Horní Slavkov is from 1335, when it was named and extended into a small mining town.

After the war, there was a boom in craft guild production (tinsmithing, pottery and stove making).

It reached its greatest development in the 19th century and made the town famous in the world at that time.

[2] The I/20 road (part of the European route E49) from Plzeň to Karlovy Vary rune along the eastern municipal border.

The church complex also includes a free-standing stone bell tower and the Baroque building of the former deanery, built in 1755–1756.