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Wieliczka Salt Mine

Poland
Date of Inscription: 1978
Extension: 2008
Criteria: (iv)
Property : ha
Buffer zone: ha
City and County of Wieliczka, Lesser Poland (Malopolska) Voivodship
N49 58 45.012 E20 3 50.004
Ref: 32bis

Brief Description

This deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka-Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. Spread over nine levels, it has 300 km of galleries with works of art, altars, and statues sculpted in the salt, making a fascinating pilgrimage into the past of a major industrial undertaking.

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