About Geopark
The Idrija Geopark lies in the western part of Slovenia and comprises the area of the municipality of Idrija. The town of Idrija is reputed primarily for having the second largest mercury mine in the world. The area of the Geopark has an extremely diversified morphology, featuring deep and narrow ravines and gorges, as well as vast, high-lying, karstified plateaus, which is due to its position at the meeting point of the alpine and Karst worlds. The Idrija Geopark follows the basic concept of geoparks: to unite the protection, promotion and marketing of geological heritage that is, precisely at this location, unique on an international scale. It unites the richness of geological and other natural and cultural heritage with traditional cuisine, domestic arts and crafts, services and tourist attractions which the area can offer to visitors. More ...
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Revalidation of Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark
Monday, 26. june 2017
From 17 to 19 June 2017, Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark was subject to revalidation after the first four years of membership in the Global Geoparks...
FIRST RESULTS OF THE ESTEAM PROJECT: E-BOOK - Natural Science Curricula Research in Portugal, Norway and Slovenia
Monday, 12. june 2017
Over the past few days, the ESTEAM project, financed by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, was successfully winding up activities related to...
Workshop of Global Geoparks in South-Eastern Europe
Thursday, 04. may 2017
The Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark organized a workshop titled Workshop of Global Geoparks in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) in co-operation with and...
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