O IZVORIMA SLANE VODE KOD STUBICE I SLANJA PREMA ARHIVSKIM PODACIMA I TERENSKOM ISTRAŽIVANJU
ABOUT THE SOURCES OF SALTWATER NEAR STUBICA AND SLANJE ACCORDING TO ARCHIVAL AND FIELD DATA RESEARCH

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents new data on the discovery of historical documentation important for understanding the saltwater source near Slani potok near Stubica and two saltwater sources near the village of Slanje near Varaždinske Toplice. As salt has played a very important role in human and animal nutrition since time immemorial and in various epochs of human civilization has had a great influence in various cultures around the world. In chronological order, a cross-section of events related to the research of the water source Slanja, the so-called Slanca, and for the first time historical very valuable sketches of the mentioned localities made by Alojz Rikard Schmiedt are shown. During the research conducted in 2018, when the aforementioned archival documentation was discovered in the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb, it was the new basis for the conducted field research at the aforementioned Slanje site. Given that over time these water sources have fallen into oblivion and are now in a state of disrepair, they are no longer used, this paper therefore has the main goal to draw the attention of experts to their value and importance in the need for new interpretation, valorization and popularization of special branch of geological heritage of the Republic of Croatia which is today located in the area of Varaždin County. The paper also presents other valuable historical data for this area, as well as other new scientific knowledge gained through research.

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