Black Country Country" by the Reverend William Gresley, who was then a prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral. He introduces the area as "that dismal region of mines and forges, commonly called 'the Black Country'", implying that the term was already in use. Gresley's opening paragraph stated "The scene of this story lies in that part of Staffordshire to which the constant exhumation of its mineral resources has long since given the well-known name of the Black Country", implying that the original Black Country may not have included Dudley which was in Worcestershire. He also stated that the 'Black Country was twenty miles in
Karst Living Museum of chert, an indispensable soil component for Teran growing. Sedimentation environment was also favourable for the creation of thin layers of high calorific black coal. The museum collection also presents different types of flysch rocks. Karst Living Museum The Karst Living Museum () is a nature trail. It features the Classical Karst, and as an ecologically important area it includes a large number of karst features. In 2017, it was recognized as the best thematic trail in Slovenia, and a wider area is included among the Natura 2000 sites. The Karst Living Museum covers more than between Sežana, Lipica, and