Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries

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Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries are a historic network of silver, lead, and zinc mine tunnels in southern Poland, renowned for their extensive subterranean engineering and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historic mining site
underground mine
associatedWith Tarnowskie Góry
surface form: Tarnowskie Góry mining town

industrial heritage of Silesia
category cultural heritage
continent Europe
country Poland
hasPart tourist route Black Trout Adit
tourist route Historic Silver Mine
hasUndergroundLength several kilometres of accessible galleries
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus protected monument of Poland
knownFor extensive subterranean engineering
historic lead mining
historic silver mining
historic zinc mining
underground water management system
languageOfOfficialName Polish
locatedIn Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Tarnowskie Góry NERFINISHED
Upper Silesia
southern Poland
management local heritage and museum authorities in Tarnowskie Góry
minedResource lead
silver
zinc
officialName Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
surface form: Kopalnia ołowiu, srebra i cynku oraz system gospodarowania wodami podziemnymi w Tarnowskich Górach
partOf Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
surface form: Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine UNESCO World Heritage property

Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
surface form: Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System

Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tarnowskie Góry mining landscape
periodOfSignificance 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
significance example of early modern water management in mining
example of large-scale pre-industrial mining
touristAttraction yes
UNESCObufferZone yes
UNESCOcriteria criterion (ii)
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UNESCOinscriptionYear 2017
UNESCOpropertyType cultural
UNESCOSiteId 1539

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World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine hasPart Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries
this entity surface form: Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry
Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries partOf Tarnowskie Góry underground mining galleries self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tarnowskie Góry mining landscape