Highlight • Historical Site
Joseph’s Shaft
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Alenka Grošel
March 1, 2026
Hiking
The most important shaft for loading materials and miners, as it connected all 15 horizons. It was built in 1786, but is now filled in. Near the Jožef shaft, restored mine locomotives for transporting ore through the city are exhibited. Right next to it is the Scopoli Memorial Garden, where rare plants from the area bloom, which were described by the first botanists who came to explore Idrija.
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Elevation 350 m
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