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Idrija

Idrija (pronounced [ˈiːdɾija] , 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. 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.[4] In 2011, Idrija was given the Alpine Town of the Year award.

"Idria" redirects here. For the ghost town in California, see New Idria, California.

Idrija

Slovenia

Slovene Littoral

Gorizia

Idrija

13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)

334.5 m (1,097.4 ft)

5,878

GO

Cfb

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Cultural

ii, iv

2012 (36th session)

1313

Europe and North America

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Church[edit]

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.[18]

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(1907–1981), Slovene Communist leader, resistance fighter, and diplomat

Aleš Bebler

(1800–1872), printer, publisher

Jožef Blasnik

(1890–1959), designer

Stanko Bloudek

(born 1980), professional road cyclist

Borut Božič

(born 1971), writer

Aleš Čar

(1821–1889), Carniolan politician and scholar

Karel Dežman

(1879–1959), writer, journalist, cultural worker, satirist, humorist, father of Slovenian science fiction, national awakener and anti-fascism fighter

Damir Feigel

(1802–1866), Slovenian botanist, cartographer, pharmacist and natural scientist

Heinrich Freyer

(1851–1910), painter/portrait painter

Ludvik Grilc

(1739/40–1815), French natural scientist

Belsazar Hacquet

(born 1980), accordionist

Marko Hatlak

(1901–1996), Czechoslovak architect

Vladimír Karfík

(1785–1845), Baroness of Wolsberg, lover of French Emperor Napoleon

Eva Lucija Cecilija Viktorija Emilija Kraus

(1816–1883), Miner, geologist and lawyer, known as the father of Slovenian geology

Marko V. Lipold

(1709–1786), one of the most notable Slovenian polytechnicians

Jožef Mrak

(1922–1975), Italian film director and poet

Pier Paolo Pasolini

(1907–1980), chess grandmaster

Vasja Pirc

(1903–1948), sculptor, painter, illustrator and author

Nikolaj Pirnat

(1887–1939), musician, composer, choir composition author

Zorko Prelovec

(born 1993), Slovenian basketball player

Luka Rupnik

(born 1954), artist, philosopher and theologian

Marko Ivan Rupnik

(1723–1788), Italian natural scientist

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

(born 1990), professional road cyclist

Jan Tratnik

(1782–1859), Roman Catholic bishop, philanthropist, patron of literature

Anton Aloys Wolf

Notable people who were born or lived in Idrija include:

The of New Idria, California, a site of mercury mining during the 19th-century California Gold Rush, was named after Idrija.

ghost town

Media related to Idrija at Wikimedia Commons

Idrija on Geopedia

Idrija municipal museum

Local newspaper

Tourist info

a page in English about the town and its history

Tourist information

Town portal

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