Salt Mine in Bochnia

The Bochnia Salt Mine in , Poland, is one of the oldest salt mines in the world and is the oldest commercial company in Poland. The Bochnia salt mine was established in 1248 after salt had been discovered there in the 12th and 13th centuries and became part of the royal mining company, Żupy krakowskie.
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  • Protected area
  • …is also known as “Bochnia Salt Mine”
  • Description: salt mine (Bochnia, Poland)
  • Address: Bochnia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Stanislaus Kostka church in Bochnia and Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bochnia.
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is situated 310 metres east of Salt Mine in Bochnia.
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is a church, which is situated 510 metres east of Salt Mine in Bochnia.
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is a government office, which is situated 460 metres southeast of Salt Mine in Bochnia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bochnia and Damienice.
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is a town of almost 30,000 people…
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is a in the administrative district… is situated 3 km northwest of Salt Mine in Bochnia.
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is a village in southern , situated… is situated 3 km west of Salt Mine in Bochnia.

Salt Mine in Bochnia

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Latitude
49.96959° or 49° 58′ 11″ north
Longitude
20.42133° or 20° 25′ 17″ east
Open location code
8GX2XC9C+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1078724324
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mine
Wiki­data ID
Q4936252

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Salt Mine in Bochnia” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Miniera e kripës Bochnia”
  • Armenian: “Բոխնյայի աղի հանք”
  • Bashkir: “Тоҙ шахтаһы”
  • Basque: “Bochniako gatz meatzea”
  • Belarusian: “Саляная шахта ў Бохні”
  • Bulgarian: “Солна мина „Бохня“”
  • Burmese: “ဘော့ခ်နယား ဆားတွင်း”
  • Chinese: “博赫尼亚盐矿”
  • Chinese: “博赫尼亞鹽礦”
  • Croatian: “Rudnik soli Bochnia”
  • Czech: “Solný důl Bochnia”
  • Danish: “Bochnia Saltmine”
  • Dutch: “Bochnia-zoutmijn”
  • Finnish: “Bochnian suolakaivos”
  • French: “mines de sel de Bochnia”
  • French: “Mines de sel de Bochnia”
  • Galician: “Minas de sal de Bochnia”
  • Georgian: “ბოჩნიას მარილის შახტა”
  • Georgian: “ბოხნიის მარილის შახტა”
  • German: “Kopalnia Soli w Bochni”
  • German: “Salzbergwerk Bochnia”
  • Greek: “Αλατωρυχείο Μπόχνια”
  • Hebrew: “מכרות המלח בבוכניה”
  • Hungarian: “Bochniai sóbányák”
  • Italian: “Miniera di sale di Bochnia”
  • Japanese: “ボフニア岩塩坑”
  • Japanese: “ボフニャ岩塩坑”
  • Korean: “보흐니아 소금광산”
  • Macedonian: “Рудник за сол Бохнија”
  • Persian: “معدن نمک بوخنیا”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia soli Bochnia”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia soli w Bochni”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia w Bochni”
  • Romanian: “Salina Bochnia”
  • Russian: “Соляная шахта (Бохня)”
  • Russian: “Соляная шахта”
  • Slovak: “Soľná baňa Bochnia”
  • Slovenian: “Kopalnia soli Bochnia”
  • Slovenian: “Rudnik soli Bochnia”
  • Spanish: “Mina de sal de Bochnia”
  • Swedish: “Saltgruvan i Bochnia”
  • Thai: “เหมืองเกลือบอคญา”
  • Turkish: “Bochnia Tuz Madeni”
  • Ukrainian: “Соляна копальня в Бохні”
  • Vietnamese: “Mỏ muối Bochnia”
  • Vietnamese: “Mỏ muối Hoàng gia Bochnia”

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