Underground Poland of technology
From Neolithic flint mines to royal salt works and ore adits – underground routes showing the development of mining in Poland.
- Kopalnia Soli „Wieliczka” Wieliczka · Lesser Poland
On the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1978; the tourist route is about 3.5 km long and goes down to 135 m. - Zamek Żupny – Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka · Lesser Poland
For almost 700 years the seat of the Kraków salt works administration; part of the extended UNESCO inscription since 2013. - Kopalnia Soli Bochnia Bochnia · Lesser Poland
The oldest rock salt mine in Poland, in operation since 1248; part of the UNESCO inscription since 2013. - Zabytkowa Kopalnia Srebra Tarnowskie Góry · Silesian
The region's first steam engine for draining the mine was started here in 1788; on the UNESCO list since 2017. - Muzeum i Rezerwat Archeologiczny Krzemionki Sudół · Świętokrzyskie
Neolithic mines of striped flint from about 3900–1600 BC; on the UNESCO list since 2019. - Kopalnia Złota w Złotym Stoku Złoty Stok · Lower Silesian
Gold was mined here from the 13th century until 1962; the underground route has been open since 1996.
Route source: whc.unesco.org; descriptions based on the institutions' websites (as of 2026-11-06).