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Drohobych Saltworks

Drohobych Saltworks (SE Drohobych Saltworks, Drohobych Saltworks, Drohobych County) is the oldest of the existing saltworks in Ukraine and one of the oldest enterprises in Eastern Europe.

About the place


Drohobych Salt Brewing Plant is a state-owned enterprise whose main activity is salt extraction. In addition, the extraction of other minerals and quarrying. Works at the address: 82100, Lviv region, Drohobych city, Solony Stavok street, house 27.

The first mention of salt from Drohobych dates back to 1390, when Volodymyr Opolchyk presented the Galician archbishopric with a tithe of salt from Drohobych. It is widely pointed out that the saltworks (zhupa) has been operating continuously since 1250. This date has no historical basis. However, the Drohobych saltworks was mentioned for the first time only in the sources of the end of the 14th century.

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