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	Wieliczka county (Poland)
		Wieliczka: It was unclear if this was only the mining company's flag or the city's: White with coat of arms and a (R) registered mark and fl lettering in Polish.
		Wieliczka: in Wieliczka county in the Cracovian region, known for the saltpans whose excavation was begun by the early Slavic people already in BC times.
		The village of Wieliczka was tied to a Benedictine monastery in Tyniec and populated by German settlers.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pl-wieli.html (121 words)

	Wieliczka - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		WIELICZKA, a mining town in Galicia, Austria, 220 m.
		The salt of Wieliczka is well known for its purity and solidity, but has generally a grey or flish colour.
		The mines suffered greatly from inundations in 1868 and 1879, and the soil on which the town is built shows signs of subsidence.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Wieliczka (319 words)

	Wieliczka travel guide
		For, indeed, reaching back to the Middle Ages, the history of Wieliczka is a reflection of progress of mining technology, development of work organisation and management, birth of legislation in industry, as well as a lesson in patriotism and love of freedom.
		Wieliczka, where brine baths were begun to be used as a form of treatment already in 1826, has its chapter also in the development of 19th-century balneology.
		A description of the Wieliczka of that time (1572) is to be found in the diaries of Jean Choisnin, a Frenchman accompanying the French royal envoy in his mission to Poland.
	www.world66.com /europe/poland/wieliczka (2954 words)

	Poland - Wieliczka
		Just outside Cracow, 20 kilometres south-east of the city centre, Wieliczka is famous for its Europe's oldest salt mine, which has been in operation for at least 700 years.
		Wieliczka lies on the border between Sandomierska Valley and Wielickie Upland, 15 km from Cracow.
		Wieliczka is also a good base for sightseeing in nearby Cracow.
	www.pl-info.net /poland/health-spas/wieliczka.html (406 words)

	Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow
		Millions of visitors, the crowned heads and such celebrities as Goethe and Sarah Bemhardt among them, have appeared to share his enthusiasm when exploring the subterranean world of labyrinthine passages, giant caverns, underground lakes and chapels with sculptures in the crystalline salt and rich ornamentation carved in the salt rock.
		Nine centuries of mining in Wieliczka produced a total of some 200 kilometers of passages as well as 2,040 caverns of varied size.
		Salt Mine in Wieliczka is situated some ten kilometers from the center of Krakow.
	www.krakow-info.com /wielicz.htm (652 words)

	Wieliczka Salt Mine
		The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in southern Poland near the city of Krakow, has been worked as a source of rock salt since the late 13th century.
		The mine consists of over 200 km of underground passages, connecting more than 2000 excavation chambers on 9 underground levels extending down to 327m below the surface, see diagram.
		These measurements reveal the chemical and physical nature of the pollutants present, the rate of pollutant accumulation on surfaces, and whether or not there are significant differences in pollutant concentration from one chamber to another throughout the mine.
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/saltmine.html (511 words)

	Wieliczka
		A stroll though the Wieliczka Salt Mine is nothing short of an exciting journey through crystal chambers and labyrinthine passages that seem to lead straight to the centre of the Earth.
		Other than the temperature, the Wieliczka mine surprises with its unparalleled set of beautifully decorated chambers (particularly worth seeing are the Copernicus Chamber and the Piłsudski Chamber), as well as the exhibits outlining the development of salt mining techniques since the Middle Ages.
		The history of the Wieliczka Salt Mine dates back to the 10th century, which makes it the second oldest mine in Poland (the oldest is the Bochnia mine located some 25 km from Wieliczka).
	www.staypoland.com /wieliczka.htm (610 words)

	Polish National Tourist Office in London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Located 10 miles southeast of Krakow, the Wieliczka salt mines are one of Poland's best-known tourist attractions.
		Wieliczka attracts not only curious tourists, it has also been visited by crowned heads of state, international renowned personalities and celebrities.
		Aside from being a tourist route, the underground corridors and chambers of the Wieliczka Salt Mine function as a magnificent venues for concerts, banquets, conferences, balls and sports events.
	www.poland.dial.pipex.com /places_wieliczka.htm (389 words)

	DISC 2005 - The Salt Mine in Wieliczka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Among the old European mining centers, the Wieliczka mine is particularly noteworthy because of the relics of material culture preserved in it.
		These premises make the Wieliczka mine an object of extremely high historical, cultural and natural value, which has played an important role not only in the economy of the Polish state but ais o in the history of European mining.
		At present the Wieliczka mine requires much conservator's and protective work so that the old original galleries and mining equipment could be preserved for the future generations.
	www.mimuw.edu.pl /~disc2005/index.php?page=wieliczka (523 words)

	Wieliczka Salt Mine - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		The Wieliczka Salt Mine is an important attraction in the Krakow area.
		In our trip to Poland we have visited the Wieliczka salt mine, the most ancient in Europe, exploited since the 13th century (it has never been closed) and constructed on nine levels with 300 km of galleries.
		It is easy to reach it because Wieliczka is on the road 4 going from Cracow to Tarnów and you can park directly in front of the entrance.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/wieliczka.html (1436 words)

	European Tours and Vacations for Women - Wieliczka Salt Mine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One of the afternoons during the Krakow/Tatra Mountains Tours is spent exploring the salt mine in Wieliczka.
		The Wieliczka salt mine is an operating production complex which offers many varieties of salt for sale.
		There are many legends associated with the Wieliczka Salt Mine, best known one being the legend of Saint Kinga and the legend of Skarbnik.
	www.sightsandsoul.com /wieliczka_salt_mine (465 words)

	No. 297: Wieliczka Sol
		Its name is part of the Polish phrase, "The Great Salt Treasure." We know salt was taken out of Wieliczka as early as 3500 BC.
		The Wieliczka mine is still in use, and it's a marvel.
		Wieliczka is a monument, not just to human ingenuity, but to the symbolic power of the salt of the earth.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi297.htm (517 words)

	Wieliczka
		Wieliczka is a Polish town situated in Malopolskie voivodship in Cracow aglomeration.
		The town is famous for having the oldest operational salt mine[?] in the world, having been worked for over 700 years.
		In 1978, the salt mine was entered into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/Wieliczka.html (93 words)

	Wieliczka, Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wieliczka was a city within the municipal administration of Krakow.
		Below are thumbnails of the cover and inside of an ID card issued by the Nazi authorities in Wieliczka to a Jew named Mechel Bandler.
		Below are thumbnails of the front and back of a postcard sent by the Judischen Gemeinde in Wieliczka to the Judenrat in the Litzmannstadt ghetto, postmarked November 10, 1941.
	www.edwardvictor.com /Ghettos/wieliczka_main.htm (297 words)

	OWL Hostel Wieliczka: tanie noclegi, hostel, pokoje do wynajęcia, noclegi w Wieliczce
		Wieliczka is an enchanting place attracting more than one million tourists every year.
		This little town is located in the closest neighbourhood of Cracow (within a distance of 15-minute-drive from the city centre).
		However, attractions of Wieliczka are not necessarily to be found 200 m under the ground.
	www.wieliczkahostel.pl /en (225 words)

	No. 2154 Wieliczka Sol
		It's either processed from brines that form when ground water flows through underground salt, or this high-grade "salt of the earth" is mined directly.
		When Poland became a nation in the 10th century, the springs were already a major salt center.
		The Wieliczka mine is still in use today, and it's a marvel.
	www.uh.edu /admin/engines/epi2154.htm (624 words)

	Air Resources Laboratory andthe Wieliczka Salt Mine
		Schematic of Wieliczka Salt Mine ventilation system in the "monumental area" showing flow paths, major chambers and shafts, and monitoring stations.
		A Wieliczka engineer installing a NOAA-designed instrument package in St. Anthony's Chapel, one of the most water-damaged areas of the mine's artworks.
		A film documentary is being prepared on the Wieliczka Salt Mine for the National Geographic Society, with special emphasis on the success of the conservation measures developed and applied under Joint Fund auspices.
	www.oar.noaa.gov /spotlite/archive/spot_arl.html (803 words)

	Wieliczka - Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
		Wieliczka położona jest u podnóża Karpat, w kotlinie pomiędzy wzgórzami Pogórza Wielickiego.
		Wieliczka graniczy z miastem Kraków, a także kilkoma wsiami w gminie wieliczka.
		Wieliczka jest podłączona do sieci komunikacyjnej MPK Kraków z linią nr 104.
	pl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wieliczka (1428 words)

	Krakow & Wieliczka Mine
		If you do not plan a stay in Krakow, but you have the time to make a one-day trip to this most essential travel destination in Poland, then the great news is that both Krakow and Wieliczka are quite accessible from Zakopane.
		Krakow's suburb of Wieliczka has probably the most significant technical monument in Poland, which is a well preserved mediaeval mine where salt was extracted continuously for 700 years.
		Our guided tour will lead you through several splendid halls, corridors and chapels, all hewn from the rock salt and decorated with carved salt.
	www.staypoland.com /zakopanetours/krakow-wieliczka.asp (103 words)

	Wieliczka Hostels: Book a cheap hostel in Wieliczka, Poland with no booking fees!
		Below is a selection of hostels in Wieliczka.
		The "Na Wierzynka" motel is located in a secluded area in Wieliczka in a garden with a playground, barbeque...
		Wieliczka is one of over 2000 destinations worldwide available on HostelBookers.
	www.hostelbookers.com /hostels/poland/wieliczka (162 words)

	Wieliczka Salt Mines - Sightseeing International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Danilowicza 10 / 32-020 Wieliczka / Poland / Tel: 48 12 278 73 75 Salt Mine Wieliczka works from Middle Ages being the oldest enterprise of salt industry on Polish land.
		Hidden below the town, situated on 9 levels, reaching 327 m deep Wieliczka's underground that is nearly 300 km of galleries and 3000 chambers.
		In the underground of Wieliczka Salt Mine there are organized conferences, banquets, weddings, New Years Eve Ball, concerts, sport performances Our guests are often accompanied by mine legendary characters: Treasurer, Princess Kinga, Miners, there are Orchestral concerts and exhibitions of salt carvings.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-international/wieliczka-salt-mines (524 words)

	Deacon’s Blog » The Wieliczka Salt Mine
		I’ve visited Wieliczka when I was teaching an intensive Summer English Language course in Poland (1991 – 1993).
		A pious tradition recalls that before St. Kinga (sometimes also referred to as Kunegunda) came from Hungary to Poland to marry the Polish king she threw a ring down a well.
		The actual history and a lot more information may be found (in English) at the official site of the Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka”.
	konicki.com /blog2/2006/06/20/the-wieliczka-salt-mine (358 words)

	Show Mines of Poland: Wieliczka Salt Mine
		The Royal salt mine "Wieliczka" is like a vast underground city.
		Near Krakow, in Wieliczka she told the people to dig a deep pit.
		Air Resources Laboratory and the Wieliczka Salt Mine A description how the fragile ice sculptures were saved from destruction by humidity.
	www.showcaves.com /english/pl/mines/Wieliczka.html (1160 words)

	Wieliczka travel guide - Wikitravel
		Wieliczka [1] is a town near Krakow in Poland.
		It is known for its ancient salt mines [2], now a museum.
		There are several places to eat and drink around the salt mine.
	wikitravel.org /en/Wieliczka (489 words)

	Wieliczka
		Having traveled around Europe as extensively as I have, I sometimes find myself falling into a pattern -- ho hum, another old town, sigh, another castle, yawn, a pile of churches...
		The salt mine building itself is rather unassuming, just a plain soft yellow building with a scaffold, a small flower garden in front, and a warehouse in back.
		But, underneath it, and underneath the entire town of Wieliczka, lay 300km of excavated corridors reaching down as low as 400 meters.
	www.tompgalvin.com /places/pl/wieliczka.htm (578 words)

	The Wieliczka Salt Mine: Interesting Thing of the Day
		Located about 10 miles (14km) from Kraków, Wieliczka has been in continuous operation since at least the 13th century, with its first known historical mention dating back to 1044.
		Wieliczka attracted a certain number of tourists even in its earliest days.
		Wieliczka is now one of Poland’s top tourist attractions, with nearly a million visitors per year.
	itotd.com /articles/387/the-wieliczka-salt-mine (931 words)

	Boing Boing: Wieliczka Salt Mine
		Hidden below the town, situated on 9 levels, reaching 327 m deep Wieliczka underground is nearly 300 km of galleries and 3000 chambers.
		Magnificent chapels, captivating underground lakes, original tools and equipment, traces of mining works give the comprehension about people's fight against the elements, their work, passion and beliefs.
		Wieliczka miners left lots of salt carvings and murals.
	www.boingboing.net /2005/04/04/wieliczka_salt_mine.html (200 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Bayard Taylor: The Salt Mines of Wieliczka, 1850
		IN company with a professor from St. Petersburg, we left Cracow in the morning, crossed the Vistula, and drove eastward through a low, undulating country, covered with fields of rye, oats, and potatoes.
		The village of Wieliczka occupies a charming situation on the northern slope of a long, wood-crowned hill.
		The large storehouses for the salt, the government of offices, and the residences of the superintendents, on a slight eminence near the foot, first strike the eye.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1850Wieliczka.html (2241 words)

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