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History and old pictures from Nowa Huta
great fotki f stop.
thanks for sharing
thanks for sharing
there are many more at this link under the last picture:
Nowa Huta na archiwalnych zdjęciach
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What shape are those old buildings in?
Nowa Huta na archiwalnych zdjęciach
english.nh.pl/architecture.htm
What shape are those old buildings in?
there are many more at this link under the last picture:
Where's that huge statue of Lenin? lol
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I have just reviewed an American book 'Nowa Huta: unfinished Utopia' by Katherine Lebow, which is written from the sociological perspective. Another book, 'Nowa Huta' by Goetz Diergarten (a German) looks at the town from purely the artistic point of view. Both authors do not pay much attention to the actual steel works which was the raison d'etre of the town.
A British geologist was asking me where did the Nowa Huta plant get its iron ore from. I learnt from browsing the internet (not much material) that there is no large source of iron ore in the vicinity of Krakow. This source also said that there are no coalfields for 100s of miles, which I think is wrong, because the Silesian coal field (and the famous Jan fully automated coal mine) must have been near by.
So does anybody know where this Lenin Steel Mill got its raw materials from in the past? And for that matter where the materials are obtained from in the present.
I learnt that the Indian-born billionaire, Lakshmi Mittal, now owns this steel mill and it is still functioning. This is quite remarkable in a world where steel mills have more or less all closed down in Britain. There must be an interesting story there as well. For eg, I would imagine (might be wrong) that there has been what the Americans call downsizing and the labour force in Nowa Huta much reduced, leading perhaps to unemployment but also perhaps new economic enterprises.
Frank O'Reilly
I have just reviewed an American book 'Nowa Huta: unfinished Utopia' by Katherine Lebow, which is written from the sociological perspective. Another book, 'Nowa Huta' by Goetz Diergarten (a German) looks at the town from purely the artistic point of view. Both authors do not pay much attention to the actual steel works which was the raison d'etre of the town.
A British geologist was asking me where did the Nowa Huta plant get its iron ore from. I learnt from browsing the internet (not much material) that there is no large source of iron ore in the vicinity of Krakow. This source also said that there are no coalfields for 100s of miles, which I think is wrong, because the Silesian coal field (and the famous Jan fully automated coal mine) must have been near by.
So does anybody know where this Lenin Steel Mill got its raw materials from in the past? And for that matter where the materials are obtained from in the present.
I learnt that the Indian-born billionaire, Lakshmi Mittal, now owns this steel mill and it is still functioning. This is quite remarkable in a world where steel mills have more or less all closed down in Britain. There must be an interesting story there as well. For eg, I would imagine (might be wrong) that there has been what the Americans call downsizing and the labour force in Nowa Huta much reduced, leading perhaps to unemployment but also perhaps new economic enterprises.
Frank O'Reilly
A British geologist was asking me where did the Nowa Huta plant get its iron ore from. I learnt from browsing the internet (not much material) that there is no large source of iron ore in the vicinity of Krakow.
There is ore around Częstochowa and Kielce which are quite near.
Silesian coal field
Is near and well connected by rail.
Although Krakow is not directly between the two, in terms of rail transport it has very good connections with both. Places in between the two regions tend to be on high ground and there is a national park in the way which would be unsuitable for heavy industry..
This is quite remarkable in a world where steel mills have more or less all closed down in Britain
WTF??? The UK produces a lot of steel, almost as much now as in the 1970s - it's the 4th largest producer in the EU (Poland is 5th) and in 2009 produced 3 million tonnes more than Poland.
eef.org.uk/uksteel/About-the-industry/Steel-facts/Steel-production-facilities---UK.htm
delphiandomine 86 | 17823
23 Oct 2013 / #9
So does anybody know where this Lenin Steel Mill got its raw materials from in the past?
I believe that this may be the answer for you - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Gauge_Metallurgy_Line
I'd imagine that the iron ore still comes from Ukraine.
I'd imagine that the iron ore still comes from Ukraine.
Ever since the Kielecki/Swietokrzyskie mines ran out they've had to import. At the moment, all is imported - not only from Ukraine and Russia - a lot comes from Brazil.
Thanks for your informative replies to my queries.