Salina Turda salt mine, Romania

Salina Turda salt mine (or Turda salt mine) in Turda, Transylvania, Romania. Turda Salt Mine is mentioned a very old, from the Hungarian firm for the first time in the Middle Ages (1075AD). In 1932, after more than 900 years of constant salt extraction salt production due to the low productivity was stopped and the mine closed. Sixty years later, the mine was reopened, this time for tourism (It has a bizarre theme park, including table tennis, bowling, boat rental and a Ferris wheel, a museum of salt production and as a place for Halotherapy - salt therapy respiratory diseases, skin irritation). The Echo Room, Terezia - - with a depth of 120 m (a small lake and a salt cascade) and Rudolf - the largest all (42 meters deep, 50 meters wide and 80 meters long Iosif of them: You can visit three old mines ). The temperature remains at 10-12 ° C throughout the year constant, so it is a great place to escape the hot weather, just remember a sweater

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Turda Salt Mine

Turda Salt Mine

Turda Salt Mine

Turda Salt Mine