Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden

Already Eberwin, the first Stiftspropst of Berchtesgaden, had access to the first salt springs during his reign (1101-1142).

Propst Dietrich (1174-1178) was the first to break down the salt on the estates of the monastery Berchtesgaden, but also began to trade with it.

A visit to the mine is open for tourists and is used annually by about 330,000 visitors.

The track length of the visitor mine is about 1400 meters and vehicles used for passenger transport are from 1995.

Article contains translated text from de:Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden on the German Wikipedia retrieved on 25 February 2017.