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'''Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija''' is a joint [[UNESCO]]’s [[World Heritage site]] in [[Almadén]], [[Spain]], and [[Idrija]], [[Slovenia]].
'''Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija''' is a joint [[UNESCO]]’s [[World Heritage site]] in [[Almadén]], [[Spain]], and [[Idrija]], [[Slovenia]].


The property encompasses two [[mercury]] mining sites. In Almadén mercury has been extracted since Antiquity, while in Idrija it was first found in 1490 A.D.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1313/ Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija - UNESCO World Heritage Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Almadén site includes buildings relating to its mining history, including [[Retamar Castle]], religious buildings and traditional dwellings. The site in Idrija notably features mercury stores and infrastructure, as well as miners’ living quarters, and a miners’ theatre. The sites bear testimony to the intercontinental trade in mercury which generated important exchanges between Europe and America over the centuries. The two sites represent the two largest mercury mines in the world and were operational until recent times.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
The property encompasses two [[Mercury (element)|mercury]] mining sites. In Almadén mercury has been extracted since Antiquity, while in Idrija it was first found in 1490 A.D.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1313/ Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija - UNESCO World Heritage Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Almadén site includes buildings relating to its mining history, including [[Retamar Castle]], religious buildings and traditional dwellings. The site in Idrija notably features mercury stores and infrastructure, as well as miners’ living quarters, and a miners’ theatre. The sites bear testimony to the intercontinental trade in mercury which generated important exchanges between Europe and America over the centuries. The two sites represent the two largest mercury mines in the world and were operational until recent times.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


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Revision as of 16:51, 1 July 2012

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Antonijev rov, mine entrance in Idrija
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference1313
Inscription2012 (36th Session)

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija is a joint UNESCO’s World Heritage site in Almadén, Spain, and Idrija, Slovenia.

The property encompasses two mercury mining sites. In Almadén mercury has been extracted since Antiquity, while in Idrija it was first found in 1490 A.D.[1] The Almadén site includes buildings relating to its mining history, including Retamar Castle, religious buildings and traditional dwellings. The site in Idrija notably features mercury stores and infrastructure, as well as miners’ living quarters, and a miners’ theatre. The sites bear testimony to the intercontinental trade in mercury which generated important exchanges between Europe and America over the centuries. The two sites represent the two largest mercury mines in the world and were operational until recent times.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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