Yes, I found this info on the Bochnia site plus two others but they're all in the south. I just raised the question because of what we assumed what the family property may have been that the Russians/USSR wanted. Thanks everyone. Tom McGovern -------------------------------------------------- From: "D Petraitis" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:19 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [POLAND] Salt mines in Poland > I know of at least one other salt mine in Poland. It is located in > Bochnia and is apparently the oldest salt mine in Poland. It contains a > chapel where occasional masses are said. You can google Bochnia Salt > Mine. > Dorothy > > On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Debbie Greenlee wrote: > > Tom, > > I believe there are several salt mines in Poland. I think I remember a > native Pole telling me there was one (with tunnels) under or near > the city of Inowrocl~aw. > > Wieliczka is famous because of the sculptures inside the mine tunnels. > > There is another well-known salt mine in Bochnia near Krakow. > > You might try searching the internet for other salt mines. > > Debbie > > Thomas McGovern wrote: >> A recent post mentioned a salt mine attraction near Krakow? Studies of >> Poland in the 1815 to WW1 period talk about salt mines along the southern >> border with Austria. >> >> Can anyone tell me if there were/are salt mines in the northwest in the >> area around Lipno? My family lived between Tupadly, Wielgie and >> Pokrzywnik until they emigrated in the 1890's and in the early 1950's, >> some Russian representatives came to my uncle's home in New York and >> required him to sign over ownership of some property we think was a salt >> mine? >> >> Tom McGovern > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > [email protected] > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >