Dzieje Szybu Regis

• Authors: Charkot Józef , Gawroński Wojciech

Title variants

History of the Regis shaft in Wieliczka

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The object of the study is the history of the oldest shaft – out of shafts that are still operating – of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Hollowed out in the centre of the town in the middle of the 14th century, it continued to be the main mining shaft incessantly for approx. 600 years. It was the first shaft to be deepened below level I of the mine (18th century). Here, technical novelties in vertical transport were introduced and the first steam winding machine in Wieliczka was launched in 1861 and later an electric one (1912). The authors present the following issues in detail: construction and deepening of the shaft, modernization of winding machines, the salt mill and the surface infrastructure, changes in nomenclature and revitalization. Available historical sources were used, along with iconographic accounts, mining cartography and technical documentation. The Regis shaft, after completion of renovation work in 2012, started a “new life” contributing to streamlining of tourist traffic in the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Keywords

PL

Szyb; Wieliczka; Kopalnia Soli; Rewitalizacja; Urządzenia szybowe; Budowa szybu

EN

Shaft; Wieliczka; Salt Mine; Revitalization; Shaft machine; Shaft building

• Publisher: Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka
• Journal: Studia i Materiały do Dziejów Żup Solnych w Polsce
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 28
• Pages: 7-30
• Physical description: Artykuł naukowy

Contributors

author

Charkot Józef

• Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka

author

Gawroński Wojciech

• Muzeum Żup Krakowskich Wieliczka

Identifiers

ISSN

0137-530X

EISSN

2450-792X