Heritage of Mercury: Almadén and Idrija
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Heritage of Mercury: Almadén and Idrija is a transnational UNESCO World Heritage property encompassing historic mercury mining sites in Spain and Slovenia that illustrate the global importance and technological development of mercury extraction over centuries.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage property
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
global mercury trade
ⓘ
silver and gold amalgamation processes ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| country |
Slovenia
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| governedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Almadén mercury mining site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idrija mercury mining site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageOfDocumentation |
English
ⓘ
Slovene ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
miners’ housing ⓘ smelting and distillation facilities ⓘ surface mining structures ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ underground mine workings ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
influence on global economic and technical development
ⓘ
outstanding testimony to mercury mining ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Almadén, Ciudad Real, Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idrija, Goriška region, Slovenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | technological development of mercury extraction ⓘ |
| theme |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
mercury mining ⓘ mining technology ⓘ |
| transnationalProperty | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1313 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
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