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Quarry Bologa

Romania / Cluj / Poieni / Bologa
 quarry, mining
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A stone quarry was opened in 1930 providing dacite stone for the Budapest-Bucharest road. The quarry was later on taken over by the Romanian railways, most of whose embankments are made of stone from the area. After 1989 the quarry was privatised and did not do very well comparing to neighbouring quarries, so it stopped being the main source of income for the villagers. The upcoming highway projects in Romania are expected to improve the quarry prospects.

Forestry is also active in the area, though more active in the neighbouring valley of Drăgan.

Agriculture is widely practiced but the land size and quality in the hilly-mountainous area only allows for the individual needs of the land owners.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poieni,_Cluj
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Coordinates:   46°53'56"N   22°52'23"E
This article was last modified 6 years ago