Visiting and sightseeing Idrija, Slovenia
Weekend trip to Idrija with our yellow Labrador Bina. A small, remote village, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List - Idrija, is well known for second largest mercury mine in Europe and Idrija lace. It was one of the hottest weekend this summer and descending into the mine was a nice cool off. Another idea to cool off is Idrijca river. It might me too cold, but just walking barefoot around the water can be effective. Also, go for a shadow stroll following Rake – the mine’s water channel.
0:08 - Gewerkenegg castle
0:21 - Idrija’s traditional municipal apiary
0:39 - mercury smelting plant
0:56 - Kamšt, Slovenian technical heritage
1:15 - Idrija mine - the Anthony’s Main Road
1:21 - Idrijca river
1:29 - Rake – the mine’s water channel
1:45 - Idrijca river
2:01 - Wild Lake
2:15 - Idrijca river
2:31 - Idrija žlikrofi
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Režija: Mladen Marijanović
Kamera: Zoran Pilipović, Temir Isaev, Sergej Curtez
Montaža: Danijel Spadić
Efekti: Vladan Objedović
Color: Mladen Marijanović
Scenografija: Sladjana Vujicic, Zoran Pilipović
Igralci: Robert Vignjevic, Snezana Vignjevic, Olivia Vignjevic, Sergej Curtez, Nail Kostic.
Kostumografija: Milka Marin.
Maska: Sabi Perdan, Marija P.(vizazistka iz SNG)
Produkcija: Ilin d.o.o.
Naročnik: Zavod za turizem Idrija
Idrija, Slovenia: Life and Death in a Mercury Mine
Idrija mercury mine tour, UNESCO world heritage in Slovenia. Anthony's Shaft is the oldest preserved mine entrance in Europe and the starting point for an eerie walk through the lives of the miners. Nearly all of them eventually died from the hazards of mercury poisoning. The mine has been a tourist attraction since it was closed in 2008. Above ground, enjoy the history of lacemaking and the delicious local dumplings called žlikrofi.
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From Wikipedia
Idrija (pronounced [ˈiːdɾija] (listen), in older sources Zgornja Idrija;[2] German: (Ober)idria,[2][3] Italian: Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral and is in the Gorizia Statistical Region. It is notable for its mercury mine with stores and infrastructure, as well as miners' living quarters, and a miners' theatre. Together with the Spanish mine at Almadén, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.[4] In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award.
The town of Idrija lies in the Idrija Basin, surrounded by the Idrija Hills. It is traversed by the Idrijca River, which is joined there by Nikova Creek. It includes the hamlets of Brusovše, Cegovnica, Prenjuta, and Žabja Vas close to the town center, as well as the more outlying hamlets of Češnjice, Ljubevč, Kovačev Rovt, Marof, Mokraška Vas, Podroteja, Razpotje, Staje, and Zahoda. The Marof hydroelectric plant is located on the Idrijca River on the northern outskirts of Idrija, between Marof and Mokraška Vas.
Mercury was discovered in Idrija (known as Idria under Austrian rule) in the late 15th century (various sources cite 1490,[5][6][7] 1492,[8][9] and 1497[5][7]). Mining operations were taken over by the government in 1580. The mineral idrialite, discovered here in 1832, is named after the town.
According to legend, a bucket maker working in a local spring spotted a small amount of liquid mercury over 500 years ago. Idrija is one of the few places in the world where mercury occurs in both its elemental liquid state and as cinnabar (mercury sulfide) ore. The subterranean shaft mine entrance known as Anthony's Shaft (Antonijev rov) is used today for tours of the upper levels, complete with life-sized depictions of workers over the ages. The lower levels, which extend to almost 400 meters below the surface and are no longer being actively mined, are currently being cleaned up.
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Joseph the Worker and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. There are three other churches in Idrija, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Anthony of Padua, and Our Lady of Sorrows.[10]
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In giro per Idrija - Patrimonio UNESCO
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Venite con noi a scoprire questa cittadina slovena, dichiarata Patrimonio dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO!
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Idrija - discover the city of Unesco Heritage! Have fun in Idrija! Welcome to Slovenia!
Izvedba/By: Center za idrijsko dediščino/Idrija Heritage Centre
Fotografije: Dunja Wedam, Jani Peternelj, Samo Trebižan, Mediaspeed, Robert Zabukovec, Andrija Majsen, Gregor Kacin, Marko Šinkovec, Tomo Jeseničnik, Anka Vončina, Bojan Erhartič, Blažka Benčina, Iztok Bončina, Mojca Gorjup Kavčič, Jaka Kenk, Mirka Rupnik, Tadeja Bezeljak, arhiv Hotel Jožef, arhiv Kendov dvorec
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From web site
Thanks to having the second largest mercury mine in the world the town of Idrija was for centuries considered to be the centre of scientific and technological progress in the region. The administration of the Idrija Mercury Mine was housed in the Gewerkenegg Castle (16th century) which dominates the town. Today it houses the Idrija Municipal Museum, which together with the Idrija Mine Museum takes care of the region's rich technical, geological, technological, ethnological, and cultural heritage. The Idrija Mine Museum is managed by THE Idrija Mercury Heritage Management Centre.
In 2012 the Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija project was submitted to UNESCO and both cities entered its World Heritage List.
Mercury mining in Idrija
The history of mining in Idrija dates back to 1490. Only the Almadén mercury mine in Spain was bigger and dates back to the Roman times. Both towns were so famous that their names were used in North America for the mining towns of New Idria and New Almadén. Until World War I the Idrija Mercury Mine was one of the best technically equipped mines in Europe. By burning cinnabar ore, the mercury miners of Idrija mined over 13 per cent of the world production of this ore. In 500 years Idrija exported 107,700 tons of this liquid metal.
In 1986 the decision was made to close the mine for commercial, geological, and ecological reasons. It finally closed in 1995 but some of its shafts and facilities have remained open for tourists. Today the company's main task is to close down the mine and to manage the consequences of 500 year mining, that is to secure the shafts and to monitor the pollution of the environment.
UNESCO World Heritage List
The mercury mining heritage in Idrija (together with the oldest theatre house in Slovenia, the warehouse, the city hall, the old town square, the science secondary school, the Gewerkenegg Castle, etc.) was successfully nominated to become a UNESCO world heritage protected site in 2012.
The first project for the candidature was prepared in 2007 under the title Idrija on the Mercury Route of the Intercontinental Camino Real together with Almadén (Spain) and San Luis Potosí (Mexico). The development of the Mercury Route as part of the Intercontinental Camino Real was greatly influenced by the 1554 discovery of amalgamation in America. The process used mercury in acquiring silver and gold from ore and sparked a major increase in the demand for mercury (Idrija, Almadén). The metal was foremost exported to Mexico where it was used in silver mines. This discovery influenced the global development of manufacture, technology, and trade in mercury as well as facilitated an intensive transfer of technological knowledge and changes in the global economy, social relations, science, and culture.
Museum sites
The Idrija mine ore deposit is unique on the world. Quoting a Soviet geologist Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (1910–1988): I have seen many ore deposits in different parts of the world and some of them quite complex. But I openly admit that such a complex geological structure as in Idrija, I haven't yet seen. Without any doubt this is structurally one of the most complex endogenous ore deposits in the world. The Mine Museum has a rich geological collection with more than 800 different samples of ore and mineral from Idrija mercury ore deposit on display at the Idrija Municipal Museum.
Anthony's Shaft is the oldest part of the mine, today also one of the oldest preserved mine entrances in Europe. Named after Anthony of Padua, a patron saint of miners and protector from mine accidents, the shaft was dug back in 1500, soon after mercury was first discovered. The museum tour is 1,300 metres long in an authentically preserved mine. It starts in the 18th-century Šelštev House where miners used to take the equipment early in the morning before entering the mine. Here visitors to the mine watch a multivision show in the former call-in room, than professional guides take them through shafts and illuminated galleries with life-size mannequins which illustrate the various mining jobs to the unique underground Chapel of the Holy Trinity, dating from the mid-18th century, the time of the greatest prosperity for the Idrija mine. The shaft was opened for the public in 1994. At the entrance, visitors are given raincoats to wear during the tour and are greeted with the typical miner's greeting srečno (good luck), which gets its true meaning when entering the shaft.
Francis's Shaft was sinked 1792 and is named after the Roman-German Emperor Franz Joseph the Second (1792–1806). It is a big transport shaft with the only preserved huge exporting machine Siemens-Stuckert, still in operating condition.
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Reflection in a Drop of Mercury ENG (official)
Video presentation of the most important natural monument in Idrija region - THE IDRIJA MERCURY ORE DEPOSIT - and cultural heritage of mining. The exceptional universal values for all humankind of the heritage of Idrija and Almadén were recognised in 2012 by their inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Text: Ivana Leskovec and Martina Peljhan
Directed by: Matjaž Mrak
Slovenia's hidden treasure ( IDRIJA)
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