• Gewerkenegg Castle (Slovene: Grad Gewerkenegg) is a castle in downtown Idrija, Slovenia. Originally built to support the mercury mine, it now facilitates the town's museum.
  • For a guided tour of the Gewerkenegg Castle, the Franja Partisan Hospital, or the Cerkno Museum, an additional EUR 35 will be charged.
  • This castle is very beautiful, it seems designed by a painter especially in the internal courtyard!
  • The main reason to visit the Gewerkenegg Castle in Idrija is most definitely the award-winning Idrija Municipal Museum which is housed inside the castle.
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  • The Gewerkenegg Castle is not your regular castle as there was never an aristocratic family who took home there.
  • This award-winning museum is housed in the hilltop Gewerkenegg Castle.
  • The name "Gewerkenegg" translates to "miner's castle," reflecting its close association with the mining industry.
  • Dominating over the old town, Idrija's castle has preserved its historical name, Gewerkenegg, which in German means mine castle.
  • Gewerkenegg Castle dominates the Idrija city. It was erected at the beginning of the 16th century to serve as the administrative headquarters and warehouse of the...