KUĆA SOLI [Museum]. Solana Nin. Nin, Zadar, Croatia. Ticket

KUĆA SOLI [Museum]
[House of salt]
Solana Nin
Ilirska cesta 7
23232 Nin
www.solananin.hr

Ticket Nº 240312.

The production of salt in a natural and ecological way at the Solana Nin occurs in five groups of pools under a clear sky. In the first four groups, the natural evaporation of water from the Adriatic Sea takes place through the influence of solar and wind energy during dry and warm periods of the year, while in the fifth group, the so-called sea salt crystallizes from condensed seawater (brine) in crystallization basins. The first salt to crystallize is the salt flower on the surface of the brine that is harvested every day with the help of a micron sieve in ideal weather conditions – during a sunny period without wind (early morning hours). After evaporation of the brine (10 days), natural crystalline salt (15-20 mm) remains at the bottom. Before the "harvest", i.e. the collection of salt, the excess brine is drained to filter the salt. The salt thus drained is then collected by hand in piles and as such transported to storage. The average production of sea salt in the last 10 years in the Nin Saltworks is 3200 t. The production of sea salt is favoured by high temperatures and winds, especially the "dry" southeast wind, mistral and light bora. The "harvest" season lasts 63 days on average during late spring, summer and early autumn.
The Venetians bought the salt pans of Nin and other locations along the Adriatic in 1423. For five centuries, no salt was produced in the area, but the salt pans remained a vibrant biodynamic ecosystem. The Nin Salt Pans reopened in 1954.

Thanks to Krystyna B. (https://pocztowkowezbiory.blogspot.com/).