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unusual facts about salt mines



Ildo Lobo

Lobo was born on the island of Sal in the town of Pedra de Lume, where he worked alongside his family in the local salt mines during his youth.


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1945 in art

Allied forces reach the Nazi stolen art repository in the salt mines at Altaussee in Austria, finding more than 6,500 paintings.

Antigua, Fuerteventura

Salinas de El Carmen: The origin of these salt mines dates back to 1800

Cheshire FM

Cheshire FM's transmitter site was located near the village of Moulton, atop an elevator shaft at one of the area's numerous salt mines.

Ghent Altarpiece

After Allied air raids made the castle too dangerous for the painting, it was stored in the Altaussee salt mines.

Kharkhul

The string of victories emboldened Khara Khula to take control of the salt mines near the Russian outpost at Tara in 1610 and demand a fee in exchange for the salt from the neighboring Cossacks and Siberian nomads.

Żupy krakowskie

It managed salt mines and salt works in two neighboring towns (known as the Royal Salt Mines collectively), Wieliczka Salt Mine in Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mine in Bochnia (city rights, 1253), as well as river salt ports on Vistula and, only in 17th century, a salt work in Dobiegniewo.