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Salt Museum and Traditions of the Region of Halle: Salt Has Been Mined Here from the Bronze Age

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As you know, the salt mining in Halle began in the Bronze Age. Salt mines have existed in the place of the current historical center for hundreds of years. In the XVII century, the salt extraction company to the west of the city center was private. In the next century, it came under the control of the Prussian administration. Until the twentieth century, salt was an important export commodity from Halle. Then salt extraction became unprofitable here, and the factory complex with the neat half-timbered houses became a salt museum.

Salt is still mined in Halle in small amounts. In the museum there are descriptions, photos and videos that can help you understand how to extract salt from the soil, how it was processed to make it edible. Of particular interest are plants living on salted soil around the salt mines. They are called halophytes or salsuginous plants and are beautiful in their own way. Halophytes are like flowers of desert and the land here saturated with salt is a desert. The museum of traditions of the region of Halle (Hallorenmuseum) is also here, which has a collection of costumes and artefacts of the people of this region. Various folklore events and costumed performances are held under the auspices of the museum.

Salt Museum and Traditions of the Region of Halle: Salt Has Been Mined Here from the Bronze Age

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