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tourism as a source of non-agricultural rural income: the case of the karst
was 30 kreuzers (kr.) for adults and half that price for soldiers. The prices
for illumination also varied, depending on the duration of the visit: 20 kr.
for two hours, 30 kr. for three and 40 kr. for a four-hour visit (Schaffenrath
1834, 42). A new pricelist was released by the Cave Committee in 1858 (Cos-
ta 1863, 47)4 indicating 70 kr. for the price for a single entrance ticket and
80 kr. for a guide (see picture 11.1). Guidebooks also provided information
about the number of guides required for each visit. Two guides were need-
ed for groups of 1 to 4 visitors; one more guide was needed for more than 4
visitors (Baedeker 1876, 341; Edeles 1869, 12–3).
Picture 11.1: Regulation for visitors regarding guiding from Edeles’s guidebook in 1869
Until the second half of the 19th century a visit to the cave was possible
at any time of the day or night (Costa 1863, 48), but at least since 1869 the
visit was possible only twice a day (Edeles 1869, 11). At the beginning of the
19th century one guide was paid 12 kr.; in 1852 the price was raised to 30 kr.
(Savnik 1960, 103) and in 1858 to 80 kr. (Costa 1863, 47). After the introduc-
tion of the new currency – krona (Krone) and vinar (Heller) in 1892, the fees
were sometimes still fixed in guldens, however at the beginning of the new
century the prices in krona were already introduced. The paper Notran-
jec in 1906 published the pricelist and opening hours. The cave was then
opened for visits throughout the year. During winter months it was possi-
ble to enter once a day (11am), while from the 1st of March till the 31st of Oc-
tober twice a day (at 11am and at 3.30pm). The entrance fee was then 5 kro-
4 The guidebooks from the 1870s (Murray 1871; Baedeker 1876) all indicate the same
prices as in 1858.
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was 30 kreuzers (kr.) for adults and half that price for soldiers. The prices
for illumination also varied, depending on the duration of the visit: 20 kr.
for two hours, 30 kr. for three and 40 kr. for a four-hour visit (Schaffenrath
1834, 42). A new pricelist was released by the Cave Committee in 1858 (Cos-
ta 1863, 47)4 indicating 70 kr. for the price for a single entrance ticket and
80 kr. for a guide (see picture 11.1). Guidebooks also provided information
about the number of guides required for each visit. Two guides were need-
ed for groups of 1 to 4 visitors; one more guide was needed for more than 4
visitors (Baedeker 1876, 341; Edeles 1869, 12–3).
Picture 11.1: Regulation for visitors regarding guiding from Edeles’s guidebook in 1869
Until the second half of the 19th century a visit to the cave was possible
at any time of the day or night (Costa 1863, 48), but at least since 1869 the
visit was possible only twice a day (Edeles 1869, 11). At the beginning of the
19th century one guide was paid 12 kr.; in 1852 the price was raised to 30 kr.
(Savnik 1960, 103) and in 1858 to 80 kr. (Costa 1863, 47). After the introduc-
tion of the new currency – krona (Krone) and vinar (Heller) in 1892, the fees
were sometimes still fixed in guldens, however at the beginning of the new
century the prices in krona were already introduced. The paper Notran-
jec in 1906 published the pricelist and opening hours. The cave was then
opened for visits throughout the year. During winter months it was possi-
ble to enter once a day (11am), while from the 1st of March till the 31st of Oc-
tober twice a day (at 11am and at 3.30pm). The entrance fee was then 5 kro-
4 The guidebooks from the 1870s (Murray 1871; Baedeker 1876) all indicate the same
prices as in 1858.
267
