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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

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Location: gmina Porąbka, Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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JaroW

November 11, 2025

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The former Habsburg paper mill in Czaniec was a cardboard and pulp factory that operated from the first half of the 19th century to the early 21st. Although the plant had Habsburg roots, its history is complex, encompassing conversion from a grain mill to a pulp factory in the 1880s and a change of ownership after World War II. Currently, the power plant building with two Girard turbines is part of a small hydroelectric power plant, and one of the Girard turbines is still operational today.

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November 13, 2025

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The paper mill has a small hydroelectric power plant, which houses a monumental technological monument – a still-functioning Girard turbine, a unique invention on a global scale. Its inventor was …

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August 4, 2024

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"It is a small hydroelectric power plant that hides a great technical monument. The history of this industrial plant dates back to the first half of the 19th century. At …

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