Castle Bosiljevo πŸ‡­πŸ‡· – Abandoned for decades but still an unique cultural heritage of Croatian history

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Many beautiful castles and fortresses are located all over Croatia as a result of rich and turbulent history. Among them is Castle Bosiljevo, one of the most magical urbex locations you will ever visit. Normally this castle is not open for visitors, but an urban explorer always finds a way in. This time me and my wife were very lucky…the gates were open!

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Villa MΓΌnz I πŸ‡­πŸ‡· – abandoned, but once one of the most beautiful secession villas on the Liburnian coast

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We arrived at the villa after a long walk on the boulevard, accompanied by thunderstorms. I really did not have high expectations of being able to enter the grounds and the villa – the photos I had seen showed a fence that was more than 2 meters high – but I was too curious not to pass by. Fortunately, there was an opening in the fence, which I could climb over with a little agility!

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RaΕ‘a Coal Mine 1928-1966 πŸ‡­πŸ‡·

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Exploitation of coal in the RaΕ‘a mine, as one of the mines in RaΕ‘a coal basin, began in 1928. In Krapan, a settlement near RaΕ‘a, mining started back in 1626, but only at the time of the Mussolini fascist era exploitation of coal in RaΕ‘a mine experienced the real expansion. RaΕ‘a coal basin employed more than 10,000 workers, and the coal basin was distributed to 30 floors with almost 400 km long branching transport corridors. RaΕ‘a mine was closed in 1966, mainly due to the exhaustion of the site and the all-present crisis.

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Coal Factory Tito πŸ‡­πŸ‡· – Abandoned coal mine transshipment facility

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The Istrian coal mines, had by far the most important and economically the most valuable deposits of the anthracite coal reserves in Croatia since the 18th century until the year 1999, when their excavation and use in the coal-fired power plant Plomin ceased.

The coal is found within the Palaeocene Kozina limestone beds. Four coal basins, Karojba, Sveti Martin, Pićan, and the Labin basin, hosted seven coal mines, e.g. Tupljak, Potpićan, Kozljak, Štrmac, Raőa, Ripenda, and Krapan. The coal has been generally known under the name of Raőa coal.