Regional Archives Koper

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Pokrajinski arhiv Koper (PAK)

Kapodistriasov trg 1, SI-6000 Koper-Capodistria

http://www.arhiv-koper.si

arhiv.koper@gmail.com

Phone386 (0) 5 627 1824

ProprietorMinistry of Culture

Nada Čibej, Director

nada.cibej@guest.arnes.si

Phone386 (0) 41 499449

The Regional Archives of Koper, established in 1956, collect and keep the records of the region's organisations and institutions. In 2009 there was an exhibition Documents on Slovenes in Adriatic from 1797 to 2009.

History

The emergence of the Koper archives as specific cultural institution is associated with the former city library. Its beginnings date back to 1868. When the library won places in the city hall in 1900, the archives gradually increased. In 1925 the city library and archives moved in Tacco palace, which already housed the local museum. In 1944 the Commission for the protection of cultural and artistic monuments sent away almost the entire material from the archives of the old municipality of Koper, dating until 1800, and general records from 1800 to 1840. Materials were taken to Trieste and then to Venice, where they are still located today. At the initiative of the Historical Society of Koper in 1953 Archives got separated from the city library. The City Archives Koper were founded three years later. In 1967 they were renamed to Regional Archives Koper and became an autonomous unit. Its Piran Unit was established in 1974.

Programme / mission

The archives preserve around 5,000 linear metres of archival records, ranging from the oldest documents, which come from Piran Municipality and date from the Venetian Republic period of the mid 12th century, to the period of the Republic of Slovenia from 1991 onwards. Some records which should be kept at the Regional Archives of Koper are in fact located in Ljubljana, Trieste, Venice, Udine, Rome, Rijeka, Pazin and Belgrade. Digitisation of records has been ongoing since 1994.

The library of the Regional Archives contains around 4,600 books, and the entrance area offers space for small exhibitions.

Venues / branches

Its remit includes the following state administrative units (territorial divisions other than municipalities used in state governance): Ilirska Bistrica, Izola, Koper, Piran, Postojna and Sežana.

International cooperation

The Regional Archives of Koper has co-operated with the archives of the Republic of Croatia and the National Archives of Italy on various international projects relating to culture and digitisation, which are funded by the EU and the Republic of Slovenia.

See also

• Regional Archives of Koper, Piran Unit

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