Turda Salt Mine is located in the Durgau-Valea Sarata area of Turda . The entrance to the saline was made until 2010 from 54 Salinelor street (Turda Noua), at present through the new and modern entrance of the Salina-Durgau tourist center (Durgau Aleea no. 7).
It is known by a very Safe archaeological evidence of the salt exploitation in Durgau-Turda exists from the pre-Roman period. Romanians exploited the salt in Durgau in pyramidal chambers 17-34 m deep and 10-12 m wide.
In addition to the salt, the Romanians also exploited the nearby salt massif from Baile Romane (in the current beach area).
Volker Wollmann in his monograph on mining emphasizes the presence in the immediate vicinity of the salt deposits, each time, of a Roman fortification.
The Roman fortification Potaissa defended salt exploitation in Turda. The Romans worked only on the surface, in patrol pits, up to a depth of 12-15 m, from where the salt could be easily removed on slippery decks and with simple lifting devices, after which they left and started another.
This is how the Romans extracted salt everywhere in Transylvania, and the abandoned excavations became lakes.
The address is: Aleea Durugaului 7, Turda 401106
The program is: Monday to Sunday from 9 am – 4 pm