Dolyna

Dolyna lies in the Carpathian foothills, where salt springs supported a longstanding local industry. Its saltworks were known by the fourteenth century. In 1525 the town received Magdeburg rights and privileges connected with making and selling salt. Tatar raiders devastated Dolyna in 1594; afterwards King Sigismund III granted permission to build a mill on the Turia River. Salt remained central to the town's identity and prosperity.