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Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark

SI

Fish for trout in the crystal-clear waters of the Idrija River in the Upper Idrijca Landscape Park.Walk Anthony’s Mine Road and visit the interactive Hg Visitors Centre dedicated to mercury. In 2012, the region’s mercury mining heritage was listed as UNESCO World Heritage.Sample Idrijski žlikrofi, a Slovenian dish made from noodle dough with a potato filling.

CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationSI
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 29,370 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Fish for trout in the crystal-clear waters of the Idrija River in the Upper Idrijca Landscape Park.Walk Anthony’s Mine Road and visit the interactive Hg Visitors Centre dedicated to mercury. In 2012, the region’s mercury mining heritage was listed as UNESCO World Heritage.Sample Idrijski žlikrofi, a Slovenian dish made from noodle dough with a potato filling. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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