6 The Saline

Founded in 1722, the Saline, where salt was panned from brine wells was still in use up to 1964. It is now a museum of industrial archaeology.Only a few remains of the buildings of the former Royal Prussian Saline, dating to

around 1720 have survived to the present: an old one-storey gabled house with a little tower as well as a panning hall with its tall chimney. The latter houses an exhibition documenting the more than 1000 year long history of salt extraction in Halle up to the final demise of the industry in 1964. The museum, founded in 1967, presents selected documents and objects which afford the visitor an insight into the way the work was carried out, along with the customs of the members of the salt panners' guild, the Halloren. A particular attraction is a regular demonstration of the salt panning, during which the Halloren guild's silver, consisting of around 80 artistically valuable cups, is partially on display. The finger of land on which the Saline stands was converted into a recreation area in 1967 with to swimming pools.