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Authorities Monitor Safety of Work at Poland's ‘Nazi Gold Train’ Dig Site

© AFP 2023 / JANEK SKARZYNSKI Underground galleries, part of Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project are pictured under the Ksiaz castle in the area where the "Nazi gold train" is supposedly hidden underground, on August 28, 2015 in Walbrzych, Poland
Underground galleries, part of Nazi Germany Riese construction project are pictured under the Ksiaz castle in the area where the Nazi gold train is supposedly hidden underground, on August 28, 2015 in Walbrzych, Poland - Sputnik International
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Local authorities constantly monitor the dig site of the so-called Nazi gold train near the Polish city of Walbryzch in terms of environmental, public and worker safety, Pawel Hreniak, the governor of Poland's Lower Silesia Province, told Sputnik on Thursday.

Underground galleries, part of Nazi Germany Riese construction project are pictured under the Ksiaz castle in the area where the Nazi gold train is supposedly hidden underground, on August 28, 2015 in Walbrzych, Poland - Sputnik International
‘Nazi Gold Train’ Hype Pumps Up Tourism in Poland's Walbryzch City by 40%
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Alexander Mosesov — The small Polish city of Walbrzych became a site of global interest following the decision by German and Polish explorers to dig in the area for what many believe could be Nazy Germany's train full of gold, treasures and, possibly, objects of cultural heritage. On Wednesday, Andrzej Gaik, spokesman for the search group, said that the search operation would take ten more days.

"As Governor of Lower Silesia I care first and foremost about the safety of the inhabitants of the region. The area of work is constantly monitored by the police and conservation officers. For me the most important thing is that the work goes on without any problems," Hreniak said.

On Wednesday, Arkadiusz Grudzien, head of the press office and assistant to the mayor of Walbryzch noted the media frenzy caused by the recent start of the search operation has pumped up the tourism industry.

"As you know the so-called Golden Train arouses strong emotions. Walbrzych became a city of secrets and attracts many tourists to Lower Silesia. I am happy about it," Hreniak said, commenting on the impact on tourism in the region.

In 1945, a 150-meter-long German train disappeared on its way from the then East Germany city of Breslau (now called Wroclaw and part of Poland) to Walbrzych. Some believe the carriage, carrying guns, industrial equipment, gems, gold pieces and other valuable treasure, were hidden away and sealed inside one of the clandestine tunnels near Ksiaz Castle, just outside of Walbrzych. No documents have ever proven this theory.

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