Which place completes this sentence about Idrija? In March 1511, it was affected by the forceful 1511 ______ earthquake.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Idrija
Idrija is a town in western Slovenia, famed for its mercury mine. After a brief occupation by Venice in 1508, the town was back under Habsburg rule when a forceful earthquake struck in March 1511, and that quake carries the name of the town itself, the 1511 Idrija earthquake.
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