Salzliebenhalle saltworks

The Salzliebenhalle saltworks was a saltworks operated from the 7th century until the 20th century in the area of today's old town of Salzgitter-Bad. It was located west of the Ratskeller at the place where the spa gardens were later laid out and where the rose garden is located today. The saltworks were also called Liebenhalle saltworks or Salzgitter saltworks.
Salzgitter-Bad lies on the axis of the Salzgitter Saddle, one of several narrow saddles in the northern Harz foothills, which were created by the ascent of salt walls. The corresponding salt layers were deposited in the Zechstein Sea about 250 million years ago. The basis of this sequence today lies at a depth of about 2000 to 3000 meters. Thanks to its special physical properties, the salt has risen almost to the surface due to the pressure of the overburden over the past millions of years in faults, forming salt domes and salt walls. In Salzgitter-Bad, the salt level is at a depth of 180 to 200 meters.

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