Private company
Alpina Žiri
Slovenian footwear company
Alpina is a Slovenian footwear manufacturing company founded in 1947 after several private shoe making workshops with long tradition merged in the town of Žiri. Initially named "Žiri Shoe Factory", it was renamed "Alpina" in 1951. In 1985, the company employed almost 2,000 people.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfootwear industry1
- HeadquartersŽiri1
- Websitewww.alpina.si
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Alpina is a Slovenian footwear manufacturing company founded in 1947 after several private shoe making workshops with long tradition merged in the town of Žiri. Initially named "Žiri Shoe Factory", it was renamed "Alpina" in 1951. In 1985, the company employed almost 2,000 people. Alpina operates as a joint stock company, with approximately a thousand employees producing over 1.7 million pairs of shoes and boots each year. The greater part of production is sold abroad under their own brand name.2
Products and brands
- sneaker
Listed on Wikidata.1
Controversies and legal
Controversy
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Alpina refused to join the international community and withdraw from the Russian market. Research from Yale University published on August 10, 2022, identifying how companies were reacting to Russia's invasion, identified Alpina in the worst category of "Digging in", meaning Defying Demands for Exit: companies defying demands for exit/reduction of activities.
From Wikipedia’s article on Alpina Žiri, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 1948Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.alpina.si1
- WikipediaAlpina Žiri
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4735446
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAlpina Žiri on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlpina Žiri on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAlpina Žiri photo by Dragiša Modrinjak, Public domain