Muzej mineralov Remšnik
Museum in the premises of the Remšnik local community, with a mineral collection from the former Remšnik mines and the starting point of the international geological trail Oberhaag–Remšnik.
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About the museum
The Remšnik area has a geological speciality: a long ridge or thrust with an exceptional variety of rocks and minerals. The first research began in the 18th century. In 1850 the silver-bearing lead, copper and zinc mine Dravski gozd was opened, later called Rudnik Brezno; the last excavations took place in 1934. At Brezni Vrh, a graphite mine was opened in 1870 and worked until 1964.
Up to 2021, 66 mineral species had been researched and described in the Remšnik mining area, including rare ones that give the place significance on a world scale. The museum is set up in the premises of the Krajevna skupnost Remšnik (Remšnik local community). Visitors can view the minerals with the naked eye, under a magnifying glass and under a microscope; among them are beaverite, brianyoungite, carbonate cyanotrichite, langite, linarite and posnjakite.
The author of the collection is Zmago Žorž, who has been carrying out research for more than thirty years. Together with the Graz mineralogist Dr Bernd Moser, he published a bilingual book on Remšnik in 2002. The museum is also the starting point of the international geological trail Oberhaag–Remšnik, about nine kilometres long.
Highlights
- Mineral collection from the Remšnik mines (66 researched species)
- Rare minerals such as beaverite, langite, linarite and posnjakite
- Starting point of the international geological trail Oberhaag–Remšnik (approx. 9 km)
Permanent exhibition
- Muzej mineralov Remšnik – Collection of minerals from the Remšnik mines, displayed for viewing with the naked eye, under a magnifying glass and under a microscope.
- Operated by
- Koroški pokrajinski muzej
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2.50pupils, secondary school students and students (€2.50); pensioners and disabled people (€4) |
| Seniors | €4Pensioners and disabled people. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €4Reduced admission for disabled people. |
| Students & apprentices | €2.50Pupils, secondary school students and students. |
| Groups (11+ people) | €6.50 per personGuided tour for groups of more than 10 people: adults €6.50, pensioners and disabled people €5.50, young people €3.50. |
| Guided tour for up to 10 people, adults | €8Pensioners and disabled people €7, young people €4.50. |
| Educational or adult-education workshop, adults | €6.50Pensioners and disabled people €5.50, young people €3.50. |
Free admission for ICOM, SMD and PRESS card holders.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
From the museum the international geological trail Oberhaag–Remšnik (almost 9 km) runs to the former border crossing and on into Austria.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits by prior arrangement; for guided tours and workshops the prices of the Koroški pokrajinski muzej apply. |
