Slovenia Partisan Printing Shop

Contact

This logo is missing!

If you have it, please email it to us.

Partizanska tiskarna Slovenija, Vojsko

V Studencih, SI-5280 Idrija

http://www.muzej-idrija-cerkno.si

tajnistvo@muzej-idrija-cerkno.si

Phone386 (0) 5 372 6600

Managed byIdrija Municipal Museum

Ivana Leskovec, Director

ivana.leskovec@muzej-idrija-cerkno.si

Slovenia Partisan Printing Shop was build in secluded forest hidden above Kanomljica river valley near town of Vojsko in Idrija Region. This one of the best preserved monuments of Second World War was built in 1944. 40 to 50 persons worked in the printing shop, which operated until 1st May 1945. During its operation, a total of 313 various issues were printed on 1274 pages and in 1,394,000 copies. The Slovenija printing shop was one of the first monument sites together with Franja Partisan Hospital that was one of the main obligations for Idrija Municipal Museum to preserve when it was established in 1953. Visitors started visit printing shop right after the war in 1947, because it was significant symbol of resistance in the national liberation struggle.

Printed material

Printed propaganda of partisan press played important role in resistance against German occupying forces. The need for the Slovene written language was all the greater due to many years of Italian fascist pressures in Idrija and surrounding areas. Partizanski dnevnik ('Partisan's Daily') was the only daily newspaper in occupied Europe printed by a resistance organisation. It was published regularly until the end of the war in a daily edition of 4000 to 7000 copies. All together some 874,000 copies of the newspaper were distributed all around Slovenia via couriers that were in life danger if discovered.

Equipment and conspiracy

Supporters of the partisans bought electric printing machine in Milano dismantled it and sent it secretly in parts to Slovenia Partisan Printing Shop, so in chain of couriers so no connection between them could be established and nobody, except last of the chain knew where printing shop was. If somebody by accident ran into printing shop, person had to remain there until end of the war or be shot. Despite frequent armed struggles in vicinity of the printing shop, Germans never found it.

Establishment has several cabins, electrical power station, engine room for printing, kitchen, canteen, a composing room, and a bookbindery. Printing machines can still be operational.

See also

• Idrija Municipal Museum
• Franja Partisan Hospital

External Links

• Idrija Municipal Museum webiste
• Slovenia Partisan Printing Shop on Idrija Municipal Museum website