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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Cacica mine | |
| Location | Cacica |
| Commune | Suceava County |
| Country | Romania |
| Coordinates | 47°38′6.36″N25°53′52.8″E / 47.6351000°N 25.898000°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Sodium chloride |
| Owner | |
| Company | Salrom |
The Cacica mine is a large salt mine located in northern Romania in Suceava County, close to Cacica. Cacica represents one of the largest salt reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 238 million tonnes of NaCl. [1]
According to the 2021 Romanian census, 2,137 Poles live in Romania, mainly in the villages of Suceava County. There are three exclusively Polish villages, as follows: Nowy Sołoniec, Plesza (Pleșa), and Pojana Mikuli, as well a significant Polish presence in Kaczyca (Cacica) and Paltynosa (Păltinoasa). There is also a relatively sizable number of ethnic Poles living in the county seat, Suceava.
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