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Trip to the Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry

11.01.2022 - 11:17 update 21.01.2022 - 13:05
Editors: MK
Tags: come2us, trip

On the second Saturday of November an integration meeting took place, as a part of the project “Come2US – professionalization and centralization of support of the foreign employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice”.

Participants of the excursion had the opportunity to learn about the history and culture of Silesia by visiting the Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry. They got to know how a steam engine works, they could see the actual place of work of the miners from the  break of XVIII and XIX century, and canoed on the river flowing 40 meters underground.

The Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry is the only underground tourist route that allows for sightseeing the remnants of the actual silver mine. In July 2017 the Silesian monument has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is also one of the four monuments of the Industrial Monuments Route of the Silesian Province.

After visiting the Silver Mine the employees had the opportunity to see The Liberation Mound in Piekary Śląskie. The mound was built between1932 and 1937 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Polish victory under Vienna and the 15th anniversary of the incorporation of Silesia into Poland.

After the trip the participants could meet each other better at the dinner in the restaurant specialized in Polish cuisine.

Participants who took part in the excursion are employees of the University from varius countries: Czech, Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, France, Italy, Russia, Germany, Vietnam, India, Canada and Hungary.

A group photo

GALLERY

A group of people before the recoratePhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Excursion sets off

An exhibitionPhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

The timeline with the most important dates in the mining and steel industry in Tarnowskie Góry

A history of the mining on the screenPhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Multimedial mining history lesson

Inside the museumPhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Mining Museum

A minePhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

The 1740merters-long route looks like a triangle. It connects three mining shafts: “the Angel”, “the Serpent” and “God Bless”

A person in the minePhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Excursion participants could see the place of work of the miners, transport routes and chambers from the break of XVIII and XIX century

People in the minePhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Trying to imagine miners’ hard work

Three people in the minePhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Boat passage on the underground river

Trip participantsPhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Listening about the history of the region

A sightseeingThe Liberation Mound in Piekary Śląskie

The Liberation Mount in Piekary Śląskie

A group photoPhoto from the “Come2US” project archive

Open-air museum of steam machines – one of the greatest collections in Poland

NAWA logotype

„Come2US – professionalization and centralization of support of the foreign employees of the University of Silesia in Katowice”
The project financed by the Polish National Agency of Academic Exchange (NAWA) as a part of Welcome to Poland Programme (2020).

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