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# Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
Almadén e Idrija · España / Eslovenia

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2012.

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City / localityAlmadén e Idrija

Country / geographic scopeEspaña / Eslovenia

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates38.77528, -4.83889

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Cultural · Inscription: 2012

Property components: 12. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1313/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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