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The salt mine Turda, Romania

The first mention of which was kept Potaissa village dating from 108, first medieval document proving the existence of Turda city , dating from around 1075 , linked to the exploitation of salt , which allowed obtaining privileges and converted the settlement in a important commercial center. Turda City has suffered greatly from the Tartar invasion ( 1241, 1285 ) but was rebuilt soon after expanding salt exploration. In the second half of the thirteenth century the Saxon settlers, " guests" in documents, were brought in Turda, to work on the operation of mines.

The deposit of salt begins during the Roman occupation in Dacia. The first exploits were the surface. It is assumed that the Lake Roman, now swimming in salt baths,could be a mirror surface mining. Traces of Roman underground mine were found in the Valley of Salt. The first document, indirectly , to certify th e existence of Turda mines , dating from 1075 , is issued by the office of Hungarian customs and mentioned salt mines " the city that is called instead Turda...that is called in Hungarian “ Aranyas” and in Latin “ aureus”.

Very valuable information on the operation of mine in Turda, are offered in the second half of the thirteenth century in 1867 by appearing in Cluj, Johann Fridwaldszky mineralogical work , " MAGNA PRINCIPQTUS Transilvaniae Minero -logy. " Mineralogyst of Cluj shows that came into the mines and the desire " to be true icon of this reader of these salt mines " and because " these mines are worthy of highest admiration and curiosity ." Of this mine is said to be so famous that almost has no equal in the entire east. Salt mine Turda is, from one year to another , a more attractive target for tourism, health tourism in particular. What impresses are: - Hal l of colossal dimensions (reported in primitive technology at the time of extracting salt ) - specific tools and equipment well preserved in salt mining - specific to the old decoration soft he hand ( the altar, " rich scale " niches "acarii" of buildings etc..) - Unique landscapes "real" cascade " of salt, the overwhelming size of the rooms,exceptional state of preservation of the walls , and machinery , tools , ladders , etc..