Turda Salt Mine
The Turda salt mine ( Romanian Salina Turda ) in the northwestern Romanian city of Turda ( Thorenburg ) in the Cluj district ; is one of the oldest and most famous salt mines in Transylvania . The temperature in the salt mine is constant at 10–12 degrees Celsius.
history
Salt was extracted here and in the vicinity as early as Roman times . In a document from a Hungarian law firm from 1075, Turda Castle is mentioned for the first time as the customs office for the salt mines and salt mining in Turda. In 1271 a document mentions the donation of the salt mine to the Transylvanian Chapter. In 1690, work began on what is now the mine under Habsburg rule . Until 1862 the salt was extracted in the three tunnels Josif , Teresia and Anton . Later, the extraction was gradually stopped because the salt was contaminated with clay and the mines in Ocna Dejului and Ocna Mureș grew in importance. In 1932 salt mining came to a complete standstill. During the Second World War, the tunnels were used as an air raid shelter; After the war they served as a cheese store until 1992 and were finally expanded into a show mine with a mine museum.
entrance
Connection between the Rudolf and Tereza tunnels
Rudolfstollen with ferris wheel
Rudolfstollen
Boat landing in the Tereza tunnel
Lake in the Tereza tunnel
Franz Josef tunnel in the salt mine
literature
- Johannes Fridvaldszky: Minerologia magni principatus Transilvaniae . 1767 (Exact description of the tunnels and impressions of the Klausenburg mineralogist).
Web links
- Official website of the Turda Salt Mine
- Michael Pfefferkorn: A trip to the golden land of Romania - or “No bill from Bucharest”, October 31, 2004
- City map of Turda with markings to the mine
Coordinates: 46 ° 35 '15.8 " N , 23 ° 47' 14.6" E