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Sava (Jesenice)
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Sava, today more commonly known as Stara Sava (Old Sava) is a formerly autonomous settlement that is now part of the town and municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
.
after 1538, when the ironworks
from the Planina pod Golico
area were moved here, closer to a stronger water source.
Sava was mentioned as the site of an ironworks by the historian Janez Vajkard Valvasor
in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
in 1689.
The core of the hamlet consisted of a number of buildings connected to the ironworks, the following of which have survived:
The blast furnace ceased operation in 1897, and the entire area was more or less abandoned as it became trapped amongst the larger facilities of the modern Jesenice Ironworks and cut off from the rest of the town of Jesenice, into which Sava and the neighboring settlements of Plavž
, Murova, and Javornik
had been amalgamated by royal decree in 1929. The demolition of many obsolescent facilities of the factory during a phase of urban renewal in the 1990s exposed Sava again, and a new city plan for central Jesenice was drawn up, incorporating the historic district back into the town. The entire settlement has been declared a technical monument.
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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History
The settlement was one of several that developed on the banks of the river Sava DolinkaSava Dolinka
The Sava Dolinka is a headwater of the Sava River in northwestern Slovenia. The 45 km Sava Dolinka starts as Nadiža Creek in the Planica Valley under Mount Zadnja Ponca in the Julian Alps, at an elevation of 1222 m, close to the Italian border. The stream goes underground soon after its source and...
after 1538, when the ironworks
Ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...
from the Planina pod Golico
Planina pod Golico
Planina pod Golico is a mountain village in the municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.It lies at an altitude of 954 m in the Karavanke Alps, at the foot of mount Golica...
area were moved here, closer to a stronger water source.
Janez Vajkard Valvasor
Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...
in his Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola is Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia and Istria in Croatia....
in 1689.
The core of the hamlet consisted of a number of buildings connected to the ironworks, the following of which have survived:
- the Bucelleni-Ruard ManorBucelleni-Ruard ManorThe Bucelleni-Ruard Manor, commonly referred to as the Ruard manor , is a 16th century manor house located in the Sava district of the town of Jesenice, Slovenia, at the street address of 45 Prešernova...
- the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and RochChurch of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roch (Jesenice)The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roch is a Catholic church in the Sava neighborhood of the town of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia....
- the KasarnaKasarnaThe Kasarna is a historic building in the Stara Sava district of the town of Jesenice, Slovenia. Formerly a residential block, it is currently an ethnographic museum. It is located at 48 Prešerenova.-History:...
, a worker's residential building - remnants of a historic ironworks, including an intact blast furnaceBlast furnaceA blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
, its chimney, a mill, and part of the concrete mill trench.
The blast furnace ceased operation in 1897, and the entire area was more or less abandoned as it became trapped amongst the larger facilities of the modern Jesenice Ironworks and cut off from the rest of the town of Jesenice, into which Sava and the neighboring settlements of Plavž
Plavž (Jesenice)
Plavž is a settlement in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, part of the town of Jesenice. The name Plavž means "blast furnace" in Slovene.-History:...
, Murova, and Javornik
Slovenski Javornik
Slovenski Javornik is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Commonly known simply as Javornik, the place name is derived from the Slovene word javor 'maple'....
had been amalgamated by royal decree in 1929. The demolition of many obsolescent facilities of the factory during a phase of urban renewal in the 1990s exposed Sava again, and a new city plan for central Jesenice was drawn up, incorporating the historic district back into the town. The entire settlement has been declared a technical monument.