Salt tower - Boekelo - The Netherlands
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superstein
N 52° 12.251 E 006° 48.003
32U E 349669 N 5786029
Replica of a salt drilling tower in the village of Boekelo
Waymark Code: WM131EW
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 08/25/2020
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In Delden, in the heart of Twente, salt was first found in the Dutch soil in 1886 at a depth of 566 meters. The existing drinking water was poor at the time, so it was decided to tap fresh sources. To everyone's surprise, brine water and almost pure rock salt came out. However, the discovery of large salt layers near Twickel did not lead to the Dutch salt industry being established near Boekelo until 1918. There are even more of these industrial monuments in the Twense landscape around Hengelo.
Kind: Salt Mine
Is the place still active?: no
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