The saltworks at Ston in Croatia are advertised as being one of the oldest and largest surviving saltworks in the Mediterranean. To the top left of the picture can be seen the fortified wall that was built around the town and the saltworks in the middle ages to protect the industry.
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There are over 40 salt pans, with water gradually being evaporated and fed into pans of increasing concentration, until allowed to fully evaporate for harvesting of the salt.
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When the salt is harvested, a 600mm railway is used by laying temporary tracks to the required salt pan, and the salt loaded into small wooden side tipping wagons and taken for storage.
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