Gnivansky granite quarry

In Vinnitsa region is granite quarry, quarrying which began in the 19th century.

At 18 kilometers from Vinnitsa on the river is the town Gnivan. The first place is mentioned in official documents in 1629. From 19th century, the town became the property of the nobleman I. Podolsky Yaroshinsky. Around the same time, it began laying the railway line, designed to connect Kiev and Odessa . For the construction of the road it took a long lasting material. In this regard, in 1870 it started the development of the granite deposits in the bank of the Southern Bug.

Production of the local granite quarry was not only extremely strong, but also amazingly beautiful saturated gray. In addition to the construction work on the railway, began to use local granite for paving streets in Kiev, Moscow, Warsaw and other major cities.

Second Wind and the peak of the growing popularity of the company occurred in the second half of the last century. At the time, it was repaired and improved equipment in the production of steel used excavators and dump trucks.

In the 90 years of the 20th century came to a career difficult times. Today, the company returns to its operations, which contributes to a lot of its location. Gnivansky granite quarry is located in the south of the city, which has not grown to such proportions that may force to stop the production of stone.

What you can see next to the quarry Gnivanskim

The city has an amazing beauty church of St. Joseph . It builds a temple in the Gothic Revival style in 1906. Today he is an active and open to the public.

How to get to Gnivanskomu career

From the city of Vinnitsa in Gnivan can be reached by bus or shuttle.