Praid mine
The Praid salt mine is a currently closed large salt mine located in central Romania in Harghita County, close to Praid. Praid represented one of the largest salt reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 50 billion tonnes of NaCl.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Opening hours: closed
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former Salt mine in Harghita County, Romania
- Also known as: “parajdi bánya” and “Salt Mine Praid”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reformed church in Praid and Reformed church in Ocna de Sus, Harghita.
Reformed church in Praid
Church
Reformed church in Ocna de Sus, Harghita
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praid and Ocna de Jos.
Praid mine
- Category: mine
- Location: Praid, Harghita, Szeklerland, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.55069° or 46° 33′ 3″ north
Longitude
25.12052° or 25° 7′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GR7H42C+76
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Praid mine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Praid mine” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Salina de Praid”
- French: “mine Praid”
- French: “Mine Praid”
- German: “Salzbergwerk Praid”
- Hungarian: “parajdi sóbánya”
- Hungarian: “Parajdi sóbánya”
- Indonesian: “Tambang Praid”
- Romanian: “Salina Praid”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fontana di Praid and Ștrand Praid.
Nearby Places
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