Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

World Heritage
Poland
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The rock salt mines in Wieliczka and Bochnia have been mined since the 13th century. This large industrial enterprise enjoys royal status and is the oldest salt mine in Europe. The site is a continuous heritage site that includes the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines and the Wieliczka Saltworks Castle. The Royal Salt Mines of Wieliczka and Bochnia show the historical stages of the development of mining technology in Europe from the 13th to the 20th century: both mines have hundreds of kilometers of galleries with artworks, underground churches and statues carved out of salt that make you feel like you are immersed in a fascinating history. The administration and technology of the salt mines are managed by the Wieliczka Saltworks Castle, which dates back to the Middle Ages and has been rebuilt many times in the course of its history.

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Surface and underground views of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Composite of illustrations to a series of ...

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St. Kinga's Chapel, deep in the Wieliczka salt mine

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Hungarian-type horse mill, late 18th century, in Komora Kraj (the Country Chamber)

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Information extracted from Wikidata

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instance of Ak Yum
instance of museum
executive body Wieliczka salt mine
location of creation Wieliczka
ELSTAT geographical code wieliczka-salt-mine
number of rooms viaf-161246704
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0dqs54
Commons category Wieliczka salt mine
inception 1300-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location Point(20.055655 49.983053)
official website http://www.kopalnia.pl
Commons gallery Wieliczka
product or material produced Nazca Spider geoglyph
start time 1994-09-08T00:00:00Z
start time 1976-04-02T00:00:00Z
area 969
quantity 4
has parts of the class statue
Atlas Obscura identifier wieliczka-salt-mine
uses 1029491666

image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wieliczka%2C%20St%20Kingas%20Chapel%20%286467348331%29.jpg
media legend St. Kinga's Chapel, deep in the Wieliczka salt mine
heritage designation Category:Views of Pienza
official name Salt Mine in Wieliczka
area 244
applies to part buffer zone
Polish cultural heritage register number A-580
point in time 1976-04-02T00:00:00Z