Małopolskie
Wieliczka County
Gmina Wieliczka

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of , near in southern . From Neolithic times, sodium chloride was produced there from the upwelling brine.
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  • Opening hours: 7:30 AM—7:30 PM
  • Email: informacja@kopalnia.pl
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: salt mine (Wieliczka, Poland)
  • Also known as: “Kopalnia soli (Wieliczka)”, “Kopalnia soli Wieliczka”, “Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka”, “Miniera di Sale Wieliczka”, “Salt Mine Museum”, and “Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum”
  • Address: Jana Mikołaja Daniłowicza 10, Wieliczka, 32-020
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Żupny Castle and Church of St. Klemens in Wieliczka.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Gothic castle, the former headquarters of the Wieliczka and Salt Mine. The castle is located in the former mine complex and was designated as part of the Wieliczka and UNESCO World Heritage Site, since an expansion in 2013. is situated 300 metres east of Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Church
Photo: Mach240390, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 350 metres east of Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Photo: Mach240390, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 330 metres east of Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wieliczka and Rożnowa.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0.
is a town near in Province in southern Poland. It's best known for its ancient salt mines, which are now a museum.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland.

Village
Photo: Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. , as well as the nearby town of are among the last places in Poland where the Easter tradition of Siuda Baba is still practised.

Wieliczka Salt Mine

Latitude
49.98306° or 49° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
20.0557° or 20° 3′ 21″ east
Elevation
246 metres (807 feet)
Open location code
8GX2X3M4+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 148464891
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine_shaft
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11840180
Wiki­data ID
Q454019
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Wieliczka Salt Mine” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Miniera e kripës Wieliczka”
  • Arabic: “منجم فياليتشكا الملحي”
  • Armenian: “Վելիչկայի աղի հանք”
  • Bashkir: “Тоҙ шахтаһы (Величка)”
  • Bashkir: “Тоҙ шахтаһы”
  • Basque: “Wieliczkako gatz meatzea”
  • Belarusian: “Саляная шахта Вялічка”
  • Belarusian: “Саляная шахта ў Вялічцы”
  • Bulgarian: “Солна мина „Величка””
  • Burmese: “ဝေလစ်ဇကာ ဆားတွင်း”
  • Catalan: “Mines de sal de Wieliczka”
  • Chinese: “維利奇卡鹽礦”
  • Chinese: “维利奇卡盐矿”
  • Croatian: “Rudnik soli Wieliczka”
  • Czech: “Solný důl ve Věličce”
  • Czech: “Solný důl Vělička”
  • Czech: “Solný důl Wieliczka”
  • Danish: “Wieliczka saltmine”
  • Dutch: “Wieliczka-zoutmijn”
  • Esperanto: “Salminejo Wieliczka”
  • Finnish: “Wieliczkan suolakaivos”
  • French: “Mine de sel de Wieliczka”
  • French: “mines de sel de Wieliczka”
  • French: “Mines de sel de Wieliczka”
  • Galician: “Minas de sal de Wieliczka”
  • Georgian: “ველიჩკის მარილის შახტა”
  • German: “Das Wieliczka’er Salzwerk”
  • German: “Kopalnia soli (Wieliczka)”
  • German: “Miniera di Sale Wieliczka”
  • German: “Museum der Krakauer Salinen”
  • German: “Salzbergwerk in Wieliczka”
  • German: “Salzbergwerk Wieliczka”
  • German: “Salzmine „Wieliczka””
  • Greek: “Αλατωρυχείο Βιελίτσκα”
  • Hebrew: “מכרות המלח בווייליצ’קה”
  • Hebrew: “מכרות המלח בוויליצ’קה”
  • Hebrew: “מכרות המלח של ווייליצ’קה”
  • Hungarian: “Wieliczkai sóbányák”
  • Indonesian: “Tambang garam Wieliczka”
  • Irish: “Mianach salainn Wieliczka”
  • Italian: “Miniera di sale di Wieliczka”
  • Italian: “Miniera di Sale Wieliczka”
  • Japanese: “ヴィエリチカ岩塩坑”
  • Japanese: “ウェリチカ岩塩坑”
  • Korean: “비엘리치카 소금광산”
  • Korean: “폴란드 소금광산”
  • Kurdish: “Kanzaya xwêyê ya Wieliczkayê”
  • Latvian: “Veličkas sāls raktuves”
  • Lithuanian: “Veličkos drukos kasyklos”
  • Lithuanian: “Veličkos druskos kasyklos”
  • Macedonian: “Рудник за сол „Вјеличка“”
  • Macedonian: “Рудник за сол Вјеличка”
  • Maltese: “Minjiera tal-Melħ ta’ Wieliczka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saltgruven Wieliczka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saltgruva i Wieliczka”
  • Norwegian: “Saltgruven Wieliczka”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Minas de sau de Wieliczka”
  • Persian: “معدن نمک ویلیچکا”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka” S.A.”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka””
  • Polish: “Kopalnia soli (Wieliczka)”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia soli w Wieliczce”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia soli Wieliczka”
  • Polish: “Królewska Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka””
  • Polish: “Miniera di Sale Wieliczka”
  • Polish: “Wieliczka, Państwowa Żupa Solna”
  • Portuguese: “Salt Mine Museum”
  • Romanian: “Salina din Wieliczka”
  • Russian: “Соляная шахта ‘Величка’”
  • Russian: “Соляная шахта в Величке”
  • Russian: “Соляная шахта”
  • Slovak: “Soľná baňa Wieliczka”
  • Slovenian: “Kopalnia soli Wieliczka”
  • Slovenian: “Rudnik soli Wieliczka”
  • Spanish: “Mina de sal de Wieliczka”
  • Spanish: “Minas de sal de Wieliczka”
  • Swedish: “Saltgruvan i Wieliczka”
  • Swedish: “Saltgruvorna i Wieliczka”
  • Turkish: “Wieliczka Tuz Madeni”
  • Ukrainian: “Величка”
  • Ukrainian: “Вєлічка”
  • Vietnamese: “Mỏ muối Wieliczka”

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