Name: Tadeusz Kościuszko Salt Mine in Wapno
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Salt Mine in Wapno

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Location: Wapno, Wągrowiec, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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1. Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Wapno

7.19km

00:26

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2. Water Tower – Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Komasin

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3. Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Wapno

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November 11, 2024

The mine ceased its mining operations on 5 August 1977 as a result of one of the greatest disasters in the history of Polish mining. A sudden increase in groundwater flooded the third level, which was breached by failing to maintain the appropriate thickness of the protective salt shelf. The direct cause of the disaster was the creation of hydraulic connections between the workings and the aquifers outside the diapir.

Numerous landslides appeared in the mine's surroundings. In order to save the town, a 6-kilometre pipeline from Lake Czeszewskie was laid at record speed and water was pumped into the shaft. Despite this, on 28 October 1977 a large sinkhole covered the centre of Wapno, the northern part of the railway station and a section of line no. 281 Gniezno-Nakło nad Notecią. 40 houses were destroyed (including apartment blocks). Around 1.4 thousand residents were evacuated, some of whom lost their homes and left the town forever.

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Location: Wapno, Wągrowiec, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Tadeusz Kościuszko Salt Mine in Wapno

1. Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Wapno

2. Water Tower – Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Komasin

3. Former Wapno Railway Station loop from Wapno

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