"Pro Torpedo" Rijeka - Association for the Protection and Promotion of the Industrial Heritage of Rijeka
"Pro Torpedo" Rijeka - Association for the Protection and Promotion of the Industrial Heritage of Rijeka / "Pro Torpedo" Rijeka - Udruga za zaštitu i promociju riječke industrijske baštine
- Cultural Route
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- European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Country
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- Croatia
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Heritage Site
- Member Status
- Network
- Year of Accession to Membership
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- Contact Details
- Tvornica Torpedo Rijeka (Torpedo Factory of Rijeka)
Ul. Milutina Barača 19
HR-51000 Rijeka
Tel: +385 (0)51 212543
Website: www.protorpedo-rijeka.hr
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- Contact Person
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- Main Town/Region
- Rijeka (Primorje-Gorski Kotar)
- Site Town/Region
- Rijeka (Primorje-Gorski Kotar)
- Main GPS Location
- 45.335218, 14.401591
- Site GPS Location
- 45.335218, 14.401591
- UNESCO World Heritage List
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- European Heritage Label
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- Other Heritage Labels
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- Description
- Pro Torpedo Rijeka (est. 2003) is a non-governmental organisation for the promotion and preservation of the industrial heritage of Rijeka and the first NGO devoted to the industrial heritage in the Republic of Croatia. The Association endeavours to spread the awareness of the value of Rijeka industrial heritage by its research in the local as well as international context, by organising discussions, public lectures and conferences, expert tours of the sites, and dissemination of knowledge.
The torpedo factory in Rijeka was the first torpedo factory on the world.
The Torpedo Factory “Pro Torpedo” is an Individual Site of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
- Logos/Pictures
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