Eric Clark's Travel Videos - Idrija Slovenia - Full Mercury Mine Tour! Watch the entire Tour!
Eric Clark's Travel Videos - Idrija Slovenia - Full Mercury Mine Tour! Watch the entire Tour!
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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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Heritage of Mercury: Idrija - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Idrija in western Slovenia is the site of the world's second-largest mercury mine, where for 500 years mercury was mined. The mines are no longer active due to mercury's dangerous and toxic nature, but the legacy of mining lives on. Come with me as I explore the town and the underground mines!
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Idrija Mercury Mine
»Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija« was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012. Part of this heritage is Idrija Mercury Mine with its oldest preserved part of the mine ‘Anthony’s Main Road’ opened to the public in 1994. Here begins the unforgettable journey from ore to mercury drops where the visitors can experience more than 500 years of mercury mining in Idrija. The restoration, revitalisation and opening of the Smelting Plant exhibition in 2017 as one of the most important world heritage site in Idrija is an innovative example of the conservation of industrial heritage that has been integrally upgraded into a tourist product featuring an interactive educational exhibition. With the help of experiments, animations, video films and devices operating on the basis of mercury, visitors will discover and experience the significance of a unique liquid metal that changed the world and contributed to the flourishing of human civilisation.
RUDNIK ŽIVEGA SREBRA IDRIJA Mercury Mine
Eric Clark's Travel Videos - Idrija Slovenia - Gewerenegg Castle with Tour Guide. Lace and Mercury!
Eric Clark's Travel Videos - Idrija Slovenia - Gewerenegg Castle with Tour Guide. AMAZING!!!
Eric Clark's Travel Videos - Idrija Slovenia - Gewerenegg Castle with Tour Guide. Lace and Mercury!
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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Short Trip to Idrija, Slovenia
Kurzer Ausflug nach Idrija, Slowenien.
RUDNIK ŽIVEGA SREBRA IDRIJA Mercury Mine - Perkmandlc
Obiščite Antonijev rov v Idriji (Rudnik živega srebra Idrija) in poiščite rudniškega škrata Perkmandlca.
Domača stran: cudhg-idrija.si
Visit Anthony's Main Road in Idrija (Idrija Mercury Mine) and find Perkmandlc the mine elf.
Website: cudhg-idrija.si
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Idrija, Slovenija
Ogled mesta, gradu in rudnika živega srebra v Idriji
El rastro del mercurio - Mercury in Idrija - Gulf of Trieste - Marano Grado lagoon
This video shows the track of mercury from the Idrija mine (Slovenia) to te Gulf of Trieste (Adriatic sea), following the Idrica, Soca and Isonzo rivers (Slovenia-Italy), including the effects on food resources at the Marano - Grado laggon.
Mestni muzej Idrija (The Idrija Municipal Museum)
Playing with mercury
At the Gewerkenegg museum in Idrija, Slovenia.
Idrija was the second largest mercury mine in the world.
Abandoned air compressor station in Idrija
This compressor station was part of the Idrija mercury mine. All mine equipment was operated on compressed air that came from this station. It has five air compressors, the oldest Franco Tosi from 1926, Chicago Pneumatic from 1949 and three identical Atlas Copco air compressors from 1960. Last air compressor Atlas Copco 3 was turned off in 2005.
3. DEL - POLICIST KRAPEŽ INSCENIRA LAŽNO POŠKODBO PRI POPOLNEM MIROVANJU VOZILA
POLICIST KRAPEŽ INSCENIRA LAŽNO POŠKODBO PRI MIROVANJU VOZILA Z NAMENOM, DA BI PRIPRAVIL FERJANA DO SODELOVANJA V POSTOPKA, KAR POSNETEK NEDVOUMNO DOKAZUJE
Njegov očitek in s tem očitek državnega tožilstva je, da naj bi FERJAN s sunkovito vožnjo nazaj povozil stopalo Krapeža tako, da je tega odbilo v smetnjake. Sedaj pa si 100x poglejte, če je temu res tako in kdo LAŽE!
FERJANU se sodi zaradi očitka, da naj bi ga povozil in mu grozi 5 let zapora za očitano dejanje, ki ga ni nihče neposredno zaznal, posnela pa ga je videokamera in v povsem drugačni luči kot to lažno zatrjuje tožilstvo.
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POLICIST KRAPEŽ JE NA PODLAGI LAŽNEGA DEJANSKEGA STANJA NEPOŠKODOVANOSTI PREJEL KAR 2400 EUR ODŠKODNINE ZA NIČ
Odvetnica FERJAN-a ga. Ambrožič pravi, da kaj takega v svoji karieri še ni videla in da je bila šokirana nad dejstvi v postopku. Izvedeli smo, da je temu botrovalo najbrž dejstvo, da je sosed Krapeža vodja poslovalnice, nova žena pa zaposlena pri tem sosedu, ki vodi takratno zavarovalnico MB. Šokiralo je tudi zdravstveno osebje, ki si je vpogledalo v izvid, ki dokazuje nepoškodovanost Krapeža. Ta pa je v zaslišanju očital višjemu sodniku in višji tožilki, da sta ga izdala s tem dokumentom - še res je, ujel se je v past, da vsak vidi, da je utemeljeno sumljiv zavarovalniške goljufije.
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ŽUPANSKEGA KANDIDATA FERJANA JE Z LAŽNO PRIJAVO SPRAVIL V KAZENSKI PREGON, KI JE POLITIČNO MOTIVIRAN
Zaradi obnove dokazov posnetkov, ki so se med hrambo na sodišču čudežno uničili, prosimo za vašo všečkanje, komentiranje in deljenje po Sloveniji do te mere, da bo državna tožilka Andreja Žvanut ali odstopila s funkcije ali pa od pregona očitno insceniranega primera policista, ki je želel FERJANa spraviti z manipulacijami za zapahe po krivem.
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KAKO NAGRADO JE POLICIST PREJEL ZA INSCENIRAN DOGODEK?
Dobro poglejte razdaljo do smetnjakov, ta se v kritičnem času ne spreminja, medtem ko tožilka očita sunkovito vzratno vožnjo, povoženje in odbitje policista v smetnjak. KDO JE TU NOR? KDO SODI V ZAPOR?
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S STRANI FERJANA OVADENI RAZPRAVLJAJOČI SODNIK ZARADI PREJEMANJA TAJNIH PODATKOV O FERJANU OVADEN (KAR NI NIČ), SODNIK FERJANA NAJBRŽ PRVEGA V SLOVENSKI PRAVNI PRAKSI POŠLJE V PRIPOR KOT NEDOLŽNEGA POD PRETVEZO, DA SE NI OPRAVIČIL, PA SE JE
Spomnimo, 7.1.2019 se je Ferjan opravičil za izostanek naslednjega dne, sodnik pa je odredil najprej začasno privedbo in nato kar sam sprejel sklep o priporu 30 dni, pri čemer glavna obravnava ni bila razpisana še dva meseca. Ferjan je to potezo označil za šikaniranje pravosodja, zlasti pa višje državne tožilke Andreje Žvanut. Ta oseba je zavrgla ovadbo proti Krapežu in sprejela njegovo ovadbo proti FERJANU iz popolnih izmišljotin kot dokazuje videoposnetek. Kljub predložitvi ključnih videoposnetkov v zagovoru je tožilstvo uspelo pretentati preiskovalnega sodnika Klavoro in dva senata v to, da pa nekaj naj bi bilo in to kljub potrdilu o nepoškodovanosti Krapeža. Menda zadostuje njegova zatrjevana bolečina. Za več o takih primerih poglejte primer Jeras, v katerem je na Nova24 v oddaji Drugorazredni spregovoril Gašper FERJAN.
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VABILO NA OBRAVNAVO DNE 11.4.2019, KO BO VRHUNEC SOJENJA, PREVOZ IN KOSILO PREDSTAVNIKOM JAVNOSTI ALI MEDIJEM ZA SPREMLJANJE DOGAJANJA V JAVNEM INTERESU PLAČA FERJAN, KI JE PO KRIVEM NA TAPETI.
Pridite v ponedeljek na pričanje policista Krapeža v NG Okrožnem sodišču, kjer je ta dosedaj zatrjeval, da mu je FERJAN v posnetem dogodku povozil stopalo, ki je čudežno brez sledi nasilja kakor tudi čevelji, obleka in to naj bi storil na način, da naj bi ga odbilo v bližnje smetnjake, čeprav tega nihče od prisotnih 3 policistov poleg Krapeža ni zaznalo. Videokamera PP Idrija je čudežno izginila kot v primeru Andrej Magajna. Slovenske novice pa znova tolčejo po FERJANU z naslovnico Nesojeni županski kandidat povozil policista. Naj si ogledajo posnetek, ki pove več kot 1000 besed.
Bojan Sever - interview with Mayor of Idrija, Slovenia
Interview with Bojan Sever, the Mayor of the City of Idrija, Slovenia, about some famous aspects of Idrija such as lace, mercury, and the food speciality of žlikrofi.
The mercury mining sites of Idrija (Slovenia) and Almadén (Spain) were jointly added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2012. Together they represent the two largest mercury mines in the world, operational until recent times.
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