Theresaschacht material ropeway
| Theresaschacht material ropeway | |
|---|---|
Historical postcard view of the Theresaschacht material ropeway | |
Interactive map of Theresaschacht material ropeway | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Dismantled |
| Location | Wałbrzych / Kamieńsk (now part of Jedlina-Zdrój) |
| Country | Poland |
| Coordinates | 50°43′48″N 16°19′26″E / 50.73003888974597°N 16.323892243476216°E |
| Termini | Theresaschacht (now Szyb Teresa) 50°43′48″N 16°19′26″E / 50.73003888974597°N 16.323892243476216°E Railway siding in Kamieńsk, now part of Jedlina-Zdrój 50°45′30″N 16°19′25″E / 50.758271562212535°N 16.323742582536017°E |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Material ropeway |
| Line length | 3,139 m |
The Theresaschacht material ropeway was a material ropeway in what is now south-western Poland. It connected Theresaschacht (Polish: Szyb Teresa) in Reußendorf (present-day Rusinowa), Wałbrzych, with a railway siding in Kamieńsk, now part of Jedlina-Zdrój. The line served the former Cäsar coal mine and is documented no later than the early 1910s.[1][2]
History and use
Theresaschacht belonged to the former Cäsar coal mine in Reußendorf (present-day Rusinowa, Wałbrzych). According to the Polish national heritage register, the shaft had reached a depth of 310 m by 1912, and the mine employed 426 workers in that year.[3]
Historical postcards preserved on the local history portal polska-org.pl show the ropeway in the period 1907–1913.[1] The heritage trail of the Stara Kopalnia centre in Wałbrzych describes it as a ropeway linking Szyb Teresa in Wałbrzych with the railway siding in Kamieńsk.[4] The same photo collection identifies the line as a ropeway carrying output from the former Cäsar mine to the railway siding.[1]
After 1945, the former Cäsar mine was renamed Teresa and incorporated into the mining areas of the Thorez colliery.[3] The surviving headframe and associated shaft buildings later became part of the industrial heritage of Wałbrzych.[3]
Route
The route of the ropeway is recorded on the 1913 TK25 Messtischblatt sheet 5263 Waldenburg in Schlesien.[2]
Based on the identified station sites, the line was about 3.14 km long. The lower station was at Theresaschacht in Wałbrzych, while the upper station stood at the railway siding in Kamieńsk.
References
- ^ a b c "Kolej linowa szybu Teresa, Wałbrzych – zdjęcia". polska-org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ a b "Waldenburg in Schlesien 3073 [Neue Nr 5263] - 1913". Biblioteka Cyfrowa Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ a b c "Budynek nadszybia". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-02-27.
- ^ "Szlaki dziedzictwa". Centrum Nauki, Kultury i Sztuki Stara Kopalnia w Wałbrzychu (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-02-27.