Idrija Mine Museum

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Idrijski rudnik – Antonijev rov

Kosovelova 3, SI-5280 Idrija

http://www.rzs-idrija.si

antonijev.rov@volja.net

Phone386 (0) 5 377 1142, 386 (0) 31 810194 (mobile)

For centuries Idrija with its mercury mine was considered to be the centre of scientific and technological progress. By burning cinnabar ore, the mercury miners of Idrija mined over 13 per cent of the world production of this ore. The memory of the mining past has been preserved in the Anthony Shaft, the oldest part of the mine, today one of the oldest preserved mine entrances in Europe. The shaft was dug back in 1500, soon after mercury was first discovered. The museum tour is 1,300 metres long along an authentically preserved mine. From a multivision show in the former call-in room, professional guides take visitors through 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.