Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka
Kolodvorska 51, SI-6257 Pivka
Phone386 (0) 5 721 2180, 386 (0) 31 775 002
Founded byMinistry of Defence
Park of Military History Pivka
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The place has been set up in tight cooperation between the Pivka municipality, the Ministry of Defence, the curatorial department of the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and also a number of enthusiasts and collectors from the area, who contributed greatly both in terms of artefacts as well as knowledge.
Artefacts and exhibitions
The former barracks headquarters building is nowadays again serving a similar function with office spaces, a multimedia room, a museum shop and the Pivka Canteen, a restaurant that offers an army-like ambient and the food to match (groups can even order dinners in the caverns from the 1st World War). It also houses the exhibition called Regio Carsica Militaris, presenting the historical trajectories that touched the area around Pivka since the Roman times onwards, with the occupying and passing armies among other things also leving a trail of forts and barricades.
An array of the bigger and more imposing artefacts is housed in the three big pavilions, with the newest one of them being foremost dedicated to the Slovenian war of independence and the historical currents surrounding it. There is the equipment of the Slovenian Territorial Defence forces, the infamous Gazelle helicopter (associated with one of very curios chapter of the war), tanks and other vehicles from the old Yugoslavian army, etc. Accompanied by additional explanatory materials, all of this forms the most comprehensive exhibition of this kind in Slovenia
Other pieces include aeroplanes from around the world (among them the American F-86 Sabre and Yugoslavian SOKO 522), a Yugoslavian submarine P-9, quite a few tanks and an array of heavy artillery (like the famous German cannon Flak 88 and the American Long Tom 155mm cannon, both used during the 2nd World War). These pieces are presented not only as the industrial and technical heritage but are also accompanied by objects that offer a more personal historical perspective.
Historical trails
The park also established two historical trails in the surrounding area. They connect the old barracks in Pivka with an abandoned military polygon, an underground fort built by the Italians in the 1930s, the accompanying underground tunnels and some other relevant points of interest.
Festival of military history
Similarly as the park, the Festival of military history has also been running since 2006. It has taken different forms, but its main component are still battle re-enactments, usually based on important historical moments. For example, to commemorate the 70 years since the end of the 2nd World War, the battle for Berlin between the Red Army and the German army was re-enacted in 2015.
There are also lectures, additional exhibitions, flea market of military artefacts, children’s workshops and also some other events.
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