Kłodawa Salt Mine

A working salt mine

The Kłodawa Salt Mine operates in Koło County in Greater Poland, right by the A2 motorway. The deposit has been worked continuously since 1956 and the plant is the largest and deepest rock salt mine in Poland. Part of the workings has been opened to visitors as one of the deepest underground tourist routes in the world.

The salt and how it is mined

The Kłodawa deposit yields salt of exceptional purity, both white and pink, used in the food and chemical industries, in farming and in road maintenance. Extraction follows the traditional mining method, without leaching, which preserves the natural properties of the raw material. Medicinal magnesium-potassium salt, known from salt caves, is obtained here as well.

The underground route

The shaft descent takes visitors to the 600-metre level, where the tour leads through chambers with walls of colourfully folded salt. A must-see is the underground chapel with a figure of Saint Kinga carved in salt. The temperature underground is constant and the microclimate dry; the route is walked on foot with a guide.