The Municipality of Idrija (; sl, Občina Idrija) is a municipality in the

Gorizia Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gorit ...

region of western

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

Idrija Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; german: (Ober)idria, it, Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is in the Gorizia Statisti ...

. The municipality is located in the traditional region of the

Slovenian Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Ad ...

and is in the

Gorizia Statistical Region The Gorizia Statistical Region ( sl, Goriška statistična regija) is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the Italian town of Gorizia (the feminine adjective ''goriška'' comes from the Sloveni ...

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Idrija, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Čekovnik * Črni Vrh *

Dole Dole may refer to: Places * Dole, Ceredigion, Wales * Dole, Idrija, Slovenia * Dole, Jura, France ** Arrondissement of Dole * Dole (Kladanj), a village at the entity line of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Republika Srpska * Dole, Ljubušk ...

* Godovič *

Gore Gore may refer to: Places Australia * Gore, Queensland * Gore Creek (New South Wales) * Gore Island (Queensland) Canada * Gore, Nova Scotia, a rural community * Gore, Quebec, a township municipality * Gore Bay, Ontario, a township on Manitouli ...

* Gorenja Kanomlja * Gorenji Vrsnik * Govejk *

Idrijska Bela Idrijska Bela (; german: Großbela or ''Idrianer Bela'Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124.) is a dispersed settlement in the Municip ...

* Idrijske Krnice *

Idrijski Log Idrijski Log (; german: Idriskilog,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124. it, Loga d'Idria''Venézia Giúlia e Dalmázia.'' 1934. Milan ...

* Idršek * Javornik * Jelični Vrh * Kanji Dol * Korita *

Ledine Ledine ( sr, Ледине) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of New Belgrade. Location Ledine is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, formerly developed as a sort of an in ...

* Ledinske Krnice * Ledinsko Razpotje *

Lome Lome may refer to: Places * Lomé, the capital and largest city of Togo * Lome (woreda), a woreda in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia * Lome, Slovenia, a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Idrija in the Inner Carniola region Other uses * Lom ...

* Masore * Mrzli Log * Mrzli Vrh * Pečnik * Potok * Predgriže * Razpotje * Rejcov Grič *

Spodnja Idrija Spodnja Idrija (, in older sources also ''Idrija pri Fari''; german: Unteridria) is a settlement on the right bank of the Idrijca River in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Spodnja Id ...

* Spodnja Kanomlja * Spodnji Vrsnik * Srednja Kanomlja * Strmec * Vojsko * Zadlog * Zavratec * Žirovnica

History

For the history of the town of Idrija itself, see

. Near the town of Idrija there was an

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

find of an approximately 43,100-year-old juvenile

cave bear The cave bear (''Ursus spelaeus'') is a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. Both the word "cave" and the scientific name ' ...

femur The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates with ...

at Divje Babe, which may be a prehistoric

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

. Under Italian rule (1918–1943, nominally lasted to 1947), the area that is now the Municipality of Idrija was a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' of the

Province of Gorizia The Province of Gorizia ( it, Provincia di Gorizia, fur, Provincie di Gurize; sl, Goriška pokrajina) was a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy, which was disbanded on 30 September 2017. Overview Its capital was th ...

(as Idria), except during the period between 1924 and 1927, when the Province of Gorizia was abolished and annexed to the

Province of Udine The province of Udine ( it, provincia di Udine, fur, provincie di Udin, sl, videmska pokrajina, Resian dialect, Resian: , german: Provinz Weiden) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia of Italy, borderi ...

References

External links

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Municipality of Idrija on Geopedia

Idrija
official page of the municipality {{Authority control