Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines
Also known as Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Poland
Inscribed
1978
Area
1,105 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines is about 12 km south-east of Kraków. The nearest other World Heritage site is Kraków Old Town, about 13 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kraków · about 756,000 peopleabout 12 km north-west
- Katowice · about 2,746,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Bytom · about 662,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Gliwice · about 508,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Kielce · about 216,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Žilina · about 88,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PolandCultural13 km away
PolandCultural31 km away
PolandCultural64 km away
SlovakiaCultural80 km away
Poland, UkraineCultural85 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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