Piran-Slovenia

Piran is located in the narrow coastal strip of northern Istria, in the Adriatic Sea. Piran has 17.000 inhabitants. For ages, salt has been traditionally produced in salinas close to the town. A salt-museum was established 10 years ago and an abandoned salina was restored inside the landscape park (Ramsar site). The local ALAS activities include maintenance and upgrading of the traditional salinas, marketing measures, training of salters and extension of the salt-museum.

Principal partner: Commune of Piran.

Associate partners: Regional Institute for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage, Maritime Museum Sergej Masera, Ornithological Association Ixobrychus.

Contact: Robert Turk, Regional Institute for Nature Protection, Trg Tartini 4, SLO-66330 PIRAN, Slovenia. Tel. 00386 56 710901, Fax 00386 56 731 536.

e-mail: robert.turk@guest.arnes.si

  
Piran-the wind-driven water pump
Piran-: The restored salina in Secovlje with the salt-museum

Site updated on March 15th 2003

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