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[SLOVENSKO]
Vigenjc
- a spike forge is a wooden building near water current with a wheel for
propelling bellows. For centuries Kropa blacksmiths, men, women and children
were forging various spikes at the fireplaces (called Jelša) and behind
anvils from early in the morning till night.
A spike forge "Vice" ("Purgatory") is the only preserved forge for
manual spike forging. It is situated on a flat area on the left bank of
the stream below the dam of the former Upper foundry. It was still used
for forging in the first half of the 20th century. Now it is a museum. |
