Kovaški muzej, Kropa
Kropa 10, SI-4245 Kropa
Phone386 (0) 4 533 7200
Managed byRadovljica Municipality Museums
Saša Florjančič, Curator
Phone386 (0) 4 533 6717
Kropa Iron Forging Museum
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Notable development of town Kropa begun in 14th century. Important archaeological finding of how iron was forged in middle ages is so called Slovenian Furnace that was found during excavations for the road towards Jamnik village above Kropa. In 15th century already two iron forging furnaces and blacksmith workshops existed. Peak of iron forging was in 18th and 19th century two iron foundries, 7 forge semimanufactures (cajnarica) and 19 spike-forges (vigejnc) were operating and employed about 1000 people. At the end of the 19th century industrialization changed iron foundy into industy cooperative (1893) that became later in 20th century screw factory Plamen.
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Located in the narrow valley beneath the Jelovica plateau, town of Kropa has preserved the appearance of an old iron-making settlement and is protected from 1953 as important state cultural monument. +
Located in the narrow valley beneath the Jelovica plateau, town of Kropa has preserved the appearance of an old iron-making settlement and is protected from 1953 as important state cultural monument. +
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