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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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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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Nature fans absolutely love the unspoilt nature in the Krka River valley. They can take a stroll in the castle park or enjoy a game or two on one of the most beautiful golf courses in Slovenia. The Otočec Golf Course has been named the best golf course in Slovenia for two years in a row. The course with 18 greens, stretching out on an area of more than 70 ha, is interesting for professionals as well as amateur golf players. And last but not least - Terme Krka's thermal pools and wellness centres at Šmarješke Toplice and Dolenjske Toplice are nearby to relax and indulge.
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Postojna (słoweń. Postojnska jama) - jaskinia słoweńska w pobliżu miasta Postojna mająca blisko 20 km podziemnych sal i korytarzy, udostępniona została turystom już na początku XIX wieku.
Trasa turystyczna o długości 5,5 km zajmuje tylko 1,5 godziny, gdyż 4-kilometrowy odcinek tzw. Starego Korytarza pokonuje się kolejką elektryczną. Do przejścia pozostaje 1700 m. Przewodnicy posługują się wszystkimi podstawowymi językami obcymi i swoim językiem słoweńskim.
Jaskinia wydrążona została w skałach przez rzekę Pivkę (dopływ Ljubljanicy). I starym korytem tej rzeki przebiega trasa turystyczna. Wokół mnożą się zadziwiające formy skalne. Wielometrowe żółto-beżowo-pomarańczowe nacieki, stalaktyty, stalagmity, kurtyny skalne.
Przy wejściu do jaskini ściany są wyraźnie osmalone. To świadectwo akcji słoweńskich partyzantów (z oddziału dowodzonego przez dowódcę-Polaka), którzy w 1944 wysadzili znajdujący się tu niemiecki skład paliw. Nie pozbawiło to jednak uroku całej jaskini.
W jaskini panuje stała temperatura +8 °C.
Jedną z atrakcji jaskini w Postojnie jest występowanie bezokiego płaza - odmieńca jaskiniowego zwanego przez Słoweńców ludzką rybką. Żyje tylko w podziemnych wodach dynarskiego krasu. Płaza można zobaczyć w specjalnym podziemnym baseniku.
9 km od wejścia do jaskini znajduje się Predjamski Grad, czteropiętrowy zamek zamykający wejście do kolejnej jaskini pod 120-metrową pionową skałą.
Predjamski Grad – czteropiętrowy zamek we wsi Predjama w okręgu Postojna na Słowenii, pod ponadstumetrową pionową skałą wchodzącą w skład wyżyn słoweńskiego Krasu
Deutsch
Die Höhlen von Postojna (slowenisch: Postojnska jama, italienisch: Grotte di Postumia, deutsch: Adelsberger Grotte) liegen in der Nähe der slowenischen Stadt Postojna (deutsch: Adelsberg, italienisch: Postumia). Im dortigen Karstgebiet befinden sich die zweitgrößten für Touristen erschlossenen Tropfsteinhöhlen der Welt (nach der Jeita-Grotte im Libanon). Der erschlossene und ganzjährig für den Tourismus geöffnete Teil umfasst über 20 km an Höhlengängen und wird zum Teil mit einem Zug befahren.
Die Höhlenburg Lueg (Predjamski Grad) befindet sich bei dem Dorf Predjama, neun Kilometer von Postojna (Adelsberg) in Slowenien.
Slovenščina
Postojnska jama je 20.570 m dolg kraški jamski sistem v bližini Postojne in je največji v Sloveniji.
K jamskemu sistemu Postojnske jame sodijo tudi Otoška jama, Magdalena jama, Črna jama, Pivka jama... Jamo je ustvarila ponikalnica reka Pivka, ki iz Postojnskega kraškega polja ponikne pod hrib Sovič in nadaljuje svoj podzemni tok proti podzemnemu sotočju z reko Rak v Planinski jami in priteče na plano kot reka Unica. Podzemni tok reke Pivke je v dveh milijonih letih postopoma zniževal svojo strugo in tako ustvarjal različna nadstropja jame. Stalna temperatura v notranjosti jame je bila še pred nekaj leti približno 8 °C, danes pa se giblje med 8 in 10 °C. Višje temperature že omogočajo rast lišajev na kapnikih, kar preprečuje nadaljnjo odlaganje apnenca in rast kapnikov.
Največja globina jame je 115 m.
Grad Predjama ali Predjamski grad je grad v Sloveniji, ki leži 9 kilometrov od Postojnske jame.
Italiano
Le Grotte di Postumia (Postojnska jama in sloveno, Adelsberger Grotten in tedesco) sono un complesso carsico della Slovenia, classico esempio di carsismo, situato alla periferia della città di Postumia.
Castel Lueghi (in sloveno grad Predjama, in tedesco Höhlenburg Lueg) è un castello della Slovenia il cui inizio della costruzione risale al XIII secolo.
Nel periodo tra le due guerre mondiali la località omonima nel quale è situato si trovava in territorio italiano in provincia di Trieste, nel comune di Bucuie, che attualmente dipende dalla città di Postumia (Carniola Interna-Carso), dalla quale il castello dista circa 9 chilometri.
English
Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 20,570 m long karst cave system near Postojna, Slovenia. It is the second-longest cave system in the country (following the Migovec Cave System) as well as one of its top tourism sites. The caves were created by the Pivka River.
Predjama Castle (Slovene: Predjamski grad or Grad Predjama, German: Höhlenburg Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama, approximately 11 kilometres from the town of Postojna and 9 kilometres from Postojna Cave.
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