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Idrija
Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; , ) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. Located in the traditional region of the Slovene Littoral and in the Gorizia Statistical Region, it is notable for its Mercury (element), mercury mining, mine with stores and infrastructure, as well as miners' living quarters, and a miners' theatre. Together with the Spain, Spanish mine at Almadén, it has been a Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. Geography 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 neighborhoods of Brusovše, Cegovnica, Prenjuta, and Žabja Vas close to the town center, as well as the more outlying hamlets of Češnjice, Ljubevč, Marof, Mokraška Vas, Podroteja, Staje, and Zahoda. The Marof hydroelectric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Idrija
The Municipality of Idrija (; ) is a municipality in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia. Located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral and in the Gorizia Statistical Region, the municipality covers 293.7 km2 of mostly forested terrain at the meeting point of the Dinaric and Alpine mountain chains. The municipality's economy was historically dominated by its mercury mine from 1490 until its closure in 1977, but has since diversified through companies specializing in automotive components and climate systems, while more recently developing tourism initiatives based on its UNESCO-recognized mining heritage and the Idrija Geopark established in 2013. In addition to the municipal seat of Idrija, the municipality includes 37 other settlements and had a population of 11,990 as of 2002. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Idrija, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Čekovnik * Črni Vrh * Dole * Godovič * Gore * Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrija (st
Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; , ) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. Located in the traditional region of the Slovene Littoral and 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. In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. Geography 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 neighborhoods of Brusovše, Cegovnica, Prenjuta, and Žabja Vas close to the town center, as well as the more outlying hamlets of Češnjice, Ljubevč, Marof, Mokraška Vas, Podroteja, Staje, and Zahoda. The Marof hydroelectric plant is located on the Idrijca River on the northern outskirts of Idrij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrija Hills
Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; , ) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. Located in the traditional region of the Slovene Littoral and 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. In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. Geography 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 neighborhoods of Brusovše, Cegovnica, Prenjuta, and Žabja Vas close to the town center, as well as the more outlying hamlets of Češnjice, Ljubevč, Marof, Mokraška Vas, Podroteja, Staje, and Zahoda. The Marof hydroelectric plant is located on the Idrijca River on the northern outskirts of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrija Basin
Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; , ) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. Located in the traditional region of the Slovene Littoral and 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. In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award. Geography 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 neighborhoods of Brusovše, Cegovnica, Prenjuta, and Žabja Vas close to the town center, as well as the more outlying hamlets of Češnjice, Ljubevč, Marof, Mokraška Vas, Podroteja, Staje, and Zahoda. The Marof hydroelectric plant is located on the Idrijca River on the northern outskirts of Idrij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1511 Idrija Earthquake
The 1511 Idrija earthquake ( or ) occurred on 26 March 1511 with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum EMS intensity of X (''very destructive''). The epicenter was near the town of Idrija (now in Slovenia), although some place it in Friuli. The earthquake affected a large territory between Carinthia, Friuli, present-day Slovenia and Croatia. An estimated 3,000 people were killed and damage was considered severe. The earthquake was felt as far as in Switzerland and present-day Slovakia. A number of castles and churches were razed to the ground in a large area from northeast Italy to western Croatia. Tectonic setting The area affected by the earthquake lies within the Julian Alps, close to the border between Italy and Slovenia. The ongoing convergence between the African plate and Eurasian plate leads to active faulting in this part of the Alps. The type of faulting varies from thrust faulting in the west of the area, in the Southern Alps to dextral (right lateral) s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewerkenegg Castle
Gewerkenegg Castle () is a castle in downtown Idrija, Slovenia. Originally built to support the Idrija mercury mine, mercury mine, it now facilitates the town's museum. History With the discovery of mercury in Idrija at the end of the 15th century, mining-related activities soon began to predominantly shape the town and its surrounding areas. Gewerkenegg Castle was constructed between 1522 and 1533 by the mine owners in order to support the mining activities. Its name was derived from German language, German to describe a 'mining castle'. Unlike most other castles from the same era, Gewerkenegg Castle never served feudal or military purposes, nor was used as a residence for nobility. Its primary role was to be a warehouse for storing the mined mercury and to provide office space for the mine administration. It served as a warehouse until a dedicated storage facility was built in the town at the end of the 18th century. Presently it is one of the oldest buildings in Idrija and it fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Lake
Wild Lake () is a lake near Idrija in western Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ... and a karst spring of the Vauclusian type. The lake is the source of the Jezernica River, a tributary of the Idrijca and, at long, the shortest river in Slovenia. Water flows from the submerged cave in the southern shore of the lake, out of a steeply inclined tunnel, explored to a depth of and length of . The discharge occasionally surpasses . However, when the water level is low, there is no outflow from the lake. In 1967, the lake was protected as a natural monument. In 1972, it was arranged to be the first Slovenian natural museum. See also * List of deepest Dinaric caves * List of karst springs * List of longest Dinaric caves References External links Wild La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrijca
The Idrijca is a river flowing through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills in Slovenia. It is long. It rises near Vojsko, Idrija, Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it joins the Soča in Most na Soči. It has a pluvio-nival regime and belongs to the Adriatic Sea Basin. Hydrogeochemical features The Idrijca drains a 624 km2 drainage basin, basin on the southwestern flank of the Julian Alps. It rises on the Vojsko Plateau () at about 924 m height above mean sea level, ASL and flows northeast through Idrija before turning northwest toward its confluence with the Soča at Most na Soči. Owing to exceptionally high precipitation (2,400–5,200 mm per year) on the windward slopes of the Alps and seasonal snowmelt, the Idrijca exhibits a pluvio-nival discharge regime: streamflow peaks occur in November (rain plus snowmelt) and again in April, with sustained low flows in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almadén
Almadén () is a town and municipality in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, within the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The town is located at 4° 49' W and 38° 46' N and is 589 meters (1,932 ft) above sea level. Almadén is approximately 300 km (186 miles) south of Madrid in the Sierra Morena. The name Almadén is from the , 'the mineral' or 'lode', and so by extension, the place where these are excavated, 'the mine'. Originally a Roman, and later, a Moorish mining settlement when taken from the Visigoths, the town was captured by the Christians in 1151 under king Alfonso VII and given to the Knights of the Order of Calatrava. The mercury deposits of Almadén account for the largest quantity of liquid mercury metal produced in the world. Approximately of mercury have been produced there in the past 2,000 years. Due to the toxicity of mercury and its byproducts to humans, the mine has variously employed penal labour, slave labour, and prisoners of war o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorizia Statistical Region
The Gorizia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the Italian town of Gorizia (the feminine adjective ''goriška'' comes from the Slovenian name for Gorizia: ''Gorica''). The Julian Alps, the Soča River, and the Vipava Valley are the most prominent natural features of this region. It contributed just over 5% to total national GDP in 2012, but in terms of GDP per capita it ranked fourth in the country. In the same year, disposable income per capita in the region the highest, in second place behind the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Housing stock estimates indicate that at the end of 2013 the region had the highest share of dwellings with three or more rooms (around 70%). The share of single-room dwellings was less than 10%. Dwellings here are larger than the Slovenian average, with 37 m2 of usable floor space per person on average. The number of cars per 1,000 population is also the highest in Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrialite
Idrialite is a rare hydrocarbon mineral with approximate chemical formula C22H14. Idrialite usually occurs as soft orthorhombic crystals, is usually greenish yellow to light brown in color with bluish fluorescence. It is named after Idrija, town in Slovenia, where its occurrence was first described. The mineral has also been called idrialine, and ''branderz'' in German It has also been called inflammable cinnabar due to its combustibility and association with cinnabar ores in the source locality. A mineral found in the Skaggs Springs location of California was described in 1925 and named curtisite, but was eventually found to consist of the same compounds as idrialite, in somewhat different amounts. Thus curtisite is now considered to be merely a variety of idrialite. Discovery and occurrence Idrialite was first described in 1832 for an occurrence in the Idrija region west of Ljubljana, northwestern Slovenia, mixed with clay, pyrite, quartz and gypsum associated with cinnabar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
