A mine in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland that attracts millions of visitors is known for having produced what for centuries?
Wieliczka Salt Mine Wieliczka Salt Mine The Wieliczka Salt Mine (), in the town of Wieliczka, southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area. Sodium chloride (table salt) had been produced there from the upwelling brine since Neolithic times. The Wieliczka salt mine, excavated from the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest operating salt mines. Throughout its history, the royal salt mine was operated by the "Żupy Krakowskie" (Kraków Salt Mines) company. Commercial salt mining discontinued in 1996 due to falling salt prices and mine flooding. The Wieliczka Salt Mine is now an official Polish
Wieliczka County Wieliczka County Wieliczka County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wieliczka, which lies south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, lying north-east of Wieliczka. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 105,266, out of which the population of Wieliczka is 19,133, that of Niepołomice is 8,537, and