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.

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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
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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World Heritage Sites in Spain hasPart Heritage of Mercury: Almadén and Idrija