Mineral Museum

Western Poland (#07): Kowary

The natural resources of the west Sudety Mountains were identified in the early Middle Ages when precious ores diggers called the Wallens came to the Silesia region. The Wallens had the extraordinary abilities to steal the secrets from the earth. They made a living looking for ores and minerals and processing what they had found. In the exploration they used geological as well as the occult and magic knowledge acquired from their ancestors.

Traces of their activity are still left. Many caves with strange signs engraved on the walls are probably indicators of the places rich in mineral resources or some hidden treasures. After the Wallens penetrated the unknown regions of Karkonosze their discoveries started ores exploitation.

The Medieval records credit the Wallen miner Laurentius Angelus as the founder of the first iron mine in the Valley of Jedlica River in 1148. The first notice about Kowary comes from the document decreed Prince Bolko II in 1355 that prohibited the export of the ore from the principality. Granting the city mine rights in 1513 or King Zygmunt Augusts' arms commission in 1564 are examples of the documents that certify the significance of the Kowary mines.

The Thirty Years War led to the decline of the mine and metal industry. In the second half of the 19th century, the exploration was restarted; new iron ore was found and the mine industry in Kowary experienced a kind of revival

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