The Secovlje Salt Works, part of the Secovlje Salina Landscape Park in Secovlje, Slovenia
Secovlje Salina Landscape Park is a landscape park in southwestern Slovenia covering the Secovlje Salt works near the village of Secovlje. The salt evaporation pond covers an area of hectares (40 acres) while saltworks lie along the mouth of the river Dragonja, covering an area of 650 hectares (1,600 acres). Visitors provide an important source of income for the Park. Due to specific geographic constraints and other factors, (and especially in order to encourage visitors to leave their vehicles outside the park boundaries) it is hoped that electric 'game watching vehicles' (electric public transport) for visitors can be introduced. The Secovlje Salt works is the largest Slovenian salt evaporation pond. Along with the Strunjan Salt works, they are the northernmost Mediterranean salt works and one of the few where salt is still produced in a traditional way, as well as a wetland of international importance and a breeding place for waterbirds. They are part of the Piran Salt works and are located at Parecag in Slovenian Istria, the southwest of the country, at the Adriatic Sea, along the mouth of the Dragonja River near Secovlje. The salt works have been active since the 13th century. Nowadays, the salt production is carried on in order to preserve natural and cultural heritage. The area of the salt works and the Seca peninsula have been declared the Secovlje Salina Landscape Park. The Museum of Salt-Making in Secovlje received the Europa Nostra Prize, bestowed by the European Union to outstanding initiatives for the preservation of cultural heritage in 2003, the first Slovene organization to be awarded. The salt produced at the salt works is marketed as Piran Salt (Slovene: Piranska sol) and has Protected designation of origin status in the European Union. In 1993, the salt works were put on the list of Ramsar wetlands of international importance. The wetland covers 650 hectares (1,600 acres) in the mouth of the Dragonja.
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Location: Secovlje Salina Landscape Park, Secovlje, Istria, Slovenia, Balkans, Southern Europe
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