1 Where is the Wieliczka Salt Mine?
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is near Cracow, in southern Poland.
2 According to legend, what happened when Kinga's servants dug a well at Wieliczka?
When Kinga's servants dug a well at Wieliczka, they found salt instead of water; they also found Kinga's ring.
3 How was salt removed from the mine before 1620?
Miners would work under ground digging salt by hand, and to carry the salt out of the mine. They started using horses to carry the salt out after 1620.
4 How did the constant danger affect the miners?
The constant danger made the miners deeply religious.
5 Why did the miners start to carve sculptures from the rock salt?
In 1697 there was a fire, which destroyed the chapel, and miners were not allowed to take wooden statues into the mine any longer, and so they carved statues out of salt as a solution.
6 Where is the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga?
The Chapel of the Blessed Kinga is in a chamber 100 meters underground.
7 What can you see in the underground caves?
In the 250 kilometres of tunnels and underground caves there are huge salt crystals in strange shapes, chapels, salt sculptures, and many other man-made and natural wonders.
