Visitor tour through the salt mine in Bex showing a a few wagons that were used to transport salt out of the mines The salt dep

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Visitor tour through the salt mine in Bex showing a a few wagons that were used to transport salt out of the mines The salt deposits in Bex were the first that were discovered in Switzerland. In the 15th Century a salt source is mentioned in the area, but it was not until 1554 that a large deposit was discovered in Panex. Production of the salt began shortly thereafter. In 1582 a salt works was built in Roche. Initially the salt works were run by Bernese patricians and then foreign nobles. In 1685 the salt mines came under the direct control of the Bernese state. At the beginning of the 18th Century it was entrusted to a General Director, the most famous of which was Albrecht von Haller.

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Location: Mines de sel de Bex, Bex, Waadt, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Carsten Reisinger / Alamy / Afripics
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