Black Country unionism. The 20th century saw a decline in coal mining in the Black Country, with the last colliery in the region – Baggeridge Colliery near Sedgley – closing on 2 March 1968, marking the end of an era after some 300 years of mass coal mining in the region, though a small number of open cast mines remained in use for a few years afterwards. As the heavy industry that had named the region faded away, in the 1970s a museum, called the Black Country Living Museum started to take shape on derelict land near to Dudley. Today this museum
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