The Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka (Park of Military History Pivka) is a renowned museum and cultural complex in Slovenia, dedicated to the preservation and presentation of military history and technology. Located in the town of Pivka, the museum is a popular destination for history enthusiasts, offering a comprehensive insight into Slovenia’s and the region’s military past.
Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka (Park of Military History Pivka)
Kolodvorska cesta 51
6257 Pivka
http://parkvojaskezgodovine.si
JULY, AUGUST
Every day: 9.00–18.00
MAY, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER
Monday–Friday: 10.00–16.00
Saturday, Sunday, holidays: 10.00–18.00
MARCH, APRIL
Monday–Friday: 10.00–15.00
Saturday, Sunday, holidays: 10.00–16.00
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
Monday–Friday: 10.00–14.00
Saturday, Sunday, holidays: 10.00–16.00
CLOSED: January 1, December 25
Visits can be arranged throughout the year for groups over 15 persons booked in advance.
Admission fee
Aircraft collection
Aerospatiale SA341H Gazelle TO-001 Slovenian Air Force
| YU-CZC/40126
TO-001 S5-HPB 206 640 60123/123 (0313)/22542 (640) 14325 10642/914 23500/123 | Aero 3
Aerospatiale SA341H Gazelle Agusta Bell AB212 IAR 93 Mil Mi-8T Douglas C-47A Skytrain Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21F-13 Mil Mi-8T North American IF-86D Sabre Republic F-84G Thunderjet Soko 522 |
The Park vojaške zgodovine Pivka (Park of Military History Pivka)’s exhibits date from the late WWII era and the Cold War, the time frame of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The core collection consists of a large number of armored vehicles and artillery; there is also a small aviation collection, with five fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters. The museum’s most popular exhibit is the Zeta, an ex-Yugoslav Una-class infiltration submarine.
The Park vojaške zgodovine Pivk was built by the Italian army as a frontier barracks during the interwar period, when much of what is presently southwestern Slovenia was part of the Kingdom of Italy. A fortress of the Alpine Wall, built to guard the Italian side of the pre-1941 Rapallo border, is an annex of the museum grounds and is accessible by hiking trail. After WWII, the Pivka barracks were successively inherited by the militaries of Yugoslavia and Slovenia. In 2004, the facility was transferred from the Slovene Ministry of Defense to the Municipality of Pivka, with the understanding that it would be converted into a military museum.
Photo Ruud Boots