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The underground museum is 320m beneath the surface, with a second level representing a 19th century mine at 170m. 320m makes it the deepest visitor mine in Europe. It has on display an [[Alpina tunnelling machine]], the 250 tonnes coal containers, the [[conveyor belt]]s and the suspended railway. It has simulations of [[mining disaster]]s, and a concert hall. |
The underground museum is 320m beneath the surface, with a second level representing a 19th century mine at 170m. 320m makes it the deepest visitor mine in Europe. It exploits the black coal vein of No.620 [[coal seam]]<ref name=tr>[http://www.kopalniaguido.pl/en/tourist-routes Guido mine-tourist routes].</ref> It has on display an [[Alpina tunnelling machine]], AM 50 longwall cutter-loader. the 250 tonnes coal containers, the [[conveyor belt]]s and the suspended railway. It has simulations of [[mining disaster]]s, and a concert hall. |
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<ref name=ERIH/>There is also an exhibition dedicated to the [[Politically Repressed Soldier-Miners]] of the 1950s, youngsters forced to work underground instead of doing [[military service]].{{efn|[[Konstantin Rokossovsky]] ordered conscripted soldiers to work in the minesas there were to few available. In practice the order was directed at politically awkward youth of military age. This decision affected up to 200 000 young people, of whom over 1000 lost their lives.}} <ref name=tr/> |
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Revision as of 13:15, 22 January 2015
The Guido mine, Polish: Zabytkowa Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego is a historic deep coal mine and museum in Zabrze, Silesia,Poland. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. [1] This is an object of cultural heritage inscribed in the registry of the Silesian Voivodeship ( A/1342/87 z 1987-02-26) and a cultural monument in Poland (ID 641754).
History
The Guido mine was set up in 1855 by Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck (1830-1916) to provide coal for the Donnersmarck mills. When the coal was worked out it contined to draw water from adjacent mines. This function declined in the 1930s and the mine closed in 1960. In 1967 the colliery it reopen as a test mine for colliery machines. It 1987 the site was given listed status.listed. Shortly before, in 1982, an open-air museum had been set up on the surface site: that closed in 1996. The current visitor mine museum opened to 170m in 2007 and to the full 320m in 2008. [1]
Museum
The underground museum is 320m beneath the surface, with a second level representing a 19th century mine at 170m. 320m makes it the deepest visitor mine in Europe. It exploits the black coal vein of No.620 coal seam[2] It has on display an Alpina tunnelling machine, AM 50 longwall cutter-loader. the 250 tonnes coal containers, the conveyor belts and the suspended railway. It has simulations of mining disasters, and a concert hall. [1]There is also an exhibition dedicated to the Politically Repressed Soldier-Miners of the 1950s, youngsters forced to work underground instead of doing military service.[a] [2]
References
- Notes
- ^ Konstantin Rokossovsky ordered conscripted soldiers to work in the minesas there were to few available. In practice the order was directed at politically awkward youth of military age. This decision affected up to 200 000 young people, of whom over 1000 lost their lives.
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c
"ERIH : Guido mine". European Route of Industrial Heritage. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b Guido mine-tourist routes.
External links
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