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Szombierki Coal Mine

Coordinates: 50°20′18″N 18°54′39″E / 50.33833°N 18.91083°E / 50.33833; 18.91083
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50°20′18″N 18°54′39″E / 50.33833°N 18.91083°E / 50.33833; 18.91083

Krystyna winding tower at night

Szombierki Coal Mine is a former coal mine in Szombierki, Bytom, Poland. It was created in 1870 from several smaller coal fields. From mid-1990s it began to be closed down.

In 2004 its winding tower "Krystyna" (formerly Kaiser Wilhelm) was added to the Polish register of monuments.[1]

During a 2009 vote the tower was voted as one of the "Seven Architectural Wonders of the Silesian Voivodeship."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Śląski Wojewódzki Konserwator Zabytków: Rejestr zabytków w Bytomiu
  2. ^ "Znamy 7 cudów architektury województwa śląskiego". Slaskie.pl. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2014-03-07.