Rudňany - Abandoned mine west

Hi!

This trip was a little different for me than the others. I usually go to historical monuments, castle ruins, nature or hiking. But this time a friend took me to an interesting place. Although I think about it like that, this place is actually historical.

We chose to take pictures of old abandoned abandoned halls and buildings that were once part of a large company Železorudné bane in Rudňany. I must admit that I was photographed photographing the ruins of buildings for the first time, but I liked this idea from the very beginning.

To get an idea of ​​mining in Spiš, let's start with a bit of history.

Rather, it has always belonged to the mining regions. The mine is literally on every step here. According to archeological findings, mining existed here even before the first written mention of mining. The development of mining took place here after the city was granted a privileged position by the Hungarian kings in 1271.

In the fourteenth century, there was a real boom in mining in Spiš. Despite the fact that in 1412 the Hungarian king Sigismund gave the Polish king 16 Spiš towns and 2 manors as a deposit, the administration of the mines remains within the competence of the Hungarian institutions.

In the 18th century, mining was further developed. The state has introduced the mandatory purchase of copper ores in state mines. Copper mines are thus exchanged by 181 mines. There were the most copper mines in Spiš.

Low copper prices in the nineteenth century caused a decline in mining and the closure of some copper mines. On the other hand, mines for iron ore mining flourished. After the Second World War, the loss-making mining of iron and copper ores is also subsidized by the state. However, after 1989, social conditions changed and the mines closed.

This is how the west mine in Rudňany ended up. Its once crowded halls and buildings, full of miners digging into the depths of the earth, are only reminiscent of torsos. It's sad that mining has fallen like this. On the other hand, if the mines had worked, I probably wouldn't have been here today and photographed a production hall and a functioning administrative building. 

We enter the complex through an open old rusty gate. The area was once closed and there was a castle at the gate through which we enter. Now the entrance to the complex is seamless.

We walk around the first building. No windows or doors, just crumbling walls. Through the front door we see all the way to the other side. 

We continue to the large hall.The

The space is truly impressive. Even after those years, he still holds a metal ladder on the wall. The floor is sunk in several places and it looks dangerous. The building, apparently basemented for this very reason, is being demolished. When viewed from the profile, we can see how thin the layer of concrete on the floor is. Nevertheless, we walk through the hall to the adjacent building.

This building has three rooms and most likely served as an administrative part of the hall.Maybe

Maybe there used to be locker rooms here. Now we can only imagine what it might have looked like here and what the individual spaces were used for.

This mining tower is undoubtedly the best preserved building in this plant. For me as a photographer, it is also one of the most attractive objects. The hall below it is locked. Thanks to that, people did not destroy it and it looks like that.

The ruin of the building I am looking forward to is located opposite the large hall and is connected to another building by this glass transition. To my surprise, the glass has been preserved in this place to this day.

We enter the bottom carefully. In front of us is a staircase that leads to the first floor. This building makes a mysterious and a little scary impression on me. This unprotected staircase gives it a unique atmosphere.

We come to a glass transition. We don't have the courage to cross this bridge to the other side, so we take a few photos and go to the second floor.From

From it is quite a nice view of the tower and its surroundings.

Meanwhile, it's getting dark. In this area we went through what we could and satisfied we can return home.I

I must say that this trip was very interesting and I am very happy to repeat the photos of old, destroyed objects.

well thank you

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