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present name in 1945. 1945. in name present

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as Heiligenkreuz during the war. It became known by its its by known became It war. the during Heiligenkreuz as

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Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and was germanised germanised was and Slovenes, and Croats Serbs, of Kingdom

in English) in the the in English) in ( Križ Sv. Empire, Hungarian Holy Cross Holy

in English) during the time of the Austro- the of time the during English) in or alpine pasture alpine

in Slovene Slovene in ( Alpen as known was Golico pod Planina Planina

miners. miners.

The original inhabitants of the village were shepherds and and shepherds were village the of inhabitants original The

they should be resting. be should they

honey, as the bees were collecting on Sundays when when Sundays on collecting were bees the as honey,

because St. Peter locked up the the up locked Peter St. because name ključavnice

The story goes that they got the the got they that goes story The May during village . .

(locks), flower on the mountain pastures around the the around pastures mountain the on flower (locks),

, known locally as as locally known , ključavnice ključavnice radiiflorus) poeticus

Sweetly scented white daffodils or narcissi narcissi or daffodils white scented Sweetly (Narcissus (Narcissus

the Jesenice Mountaineering Club. Club. Mountaineering Jesenice the

II, and only the lower one was renewed and is now managed by by managed now is and renewed was one lower the only and II,

the summit of Golica. Both were burnt down during World War War World during down burnt were Both Golica. of summit the

, stood on on stood , or as known one, second Kadilnikova koča Kadilnikova Slovenska

stood on the site of the present one, and the the and one, present the of site the on stood Nemška koča, Nemška

to be two mountain huts at Golica. The first one, known as as known one, first The Golica. at huts mountain two be to

on the second Saturday in September each year, at Rožca. Rožca. at year, each September in Saturday second the on

summit, which is a popular hiking destination. There used used There destination. hiking popular a is which summit,

Austrian Sankt Jakob im Rosental municipality takes place place takes municipality Rosental im Jakob Sankt Austrian

Koča na Golici mountain hut (1582 m) is located below the the below located is m) (1582 hut mountain Golici na Koča

A friendly gathering of the Jesenice municipality and the the and municipality Jesenice the of gathering friendly A

daffodils are also disappearing from its slopes. its from disappearing also are daffodils

games . .

for sheep. Unfortunately, with the cessation of mowing, the the mowing, of cessation the with Unfortunately, sheep. for

farm farm The last weekend in August is a local holiday with with holiday local a is August in weekend last The

been revived by one of the farms. Today, Golica is a pasture pasture a is Golica Today, farms. the of one by revived been

to welcome visitors. welcome to

May. May.

1950’s, though during the last couple of years the tradition has has tradition the years of couple last the during though 1950’s,

are in fact extremely hospitable, and always do their best best their do always and hospitable, extremely fact in are

pageant organized by the locals on the second Saturday in in Saturday second the on locals the by organized pageant

to their farms. This kind of mowing came to an end in the the in end an to came mowing of kind This farms. their to

Ortenburg Mining Order dating from 1381. However they they However 1381. from dating Order Mining Ortenburg

Daffodil Festival Festival Daffodil and “Miss Narcissus” beauty beauty Narcissus” “Miss and a is There

the locals, and the hay was then pulled by draught animals animals draught by pulled then was hay the and locals, the

were miners, and thus exempted from socage by the the by socage from exempted thus and miners, were

vrh on Shrove Sunday. Shrove on vrh by hand by entirely mowed once were They English). in bare

originates from as early as the Middle Ages when they they when Ages Middle the as early as from originates

and Downhill Skiing for the Pig Head Trophy is held in Črni Črni in held is Trophy Head Pig the for Skiing Downhill and means Golica, word Slovene the of part first the , ( slopes gol

to have a stubborn and disobedient character; this this character; disobedient and stubborn a have to

as some kind of punishment if none of them got married) married) got them of none if punishment of kind some as bare its after name its got it likely Most slopes. its on flower

, are considered considered are , as known locals, The range. Rovtarji

Shrove Tuesday young women had to drag a wooden board board wooden a drag to had women young Tuesday Shrove that daffodils the for but altitude its for not though mountains,

of Golica, a popular hiking destination in the Karavanke Karavanke the in destination hiking popular a Golica, of

During Mardi Gras time, time, Gras Mardi During “Board Dragging” takes place (on (on place takes Dragging” “Board Karavanke the in peaks famous most the of one is Golica Jesenice Health Centre, turn north towards the mountain mountain the towards north turn Centre, Health Jesenice

interesting events. interesting m) (1836 is an idyllic village in the municipality of Jesenice. At At Jesenice. of municipality the in village idyllic an is

Planina pod Golico is famous for its its for famous is Golico pod Planina Mountains Karavanke the in Golica m) (948 Golico pod Planina

Made by Gimnazija Jesenice students under the framework of the Information: project: Moja prihodnost na podeželju 2025/ My Featured Space 2025 Publisher: Golica Tourist Board Golica Tourist Board TIC Jesenice Sponsored by: Jesenice Municipality, Golica Tourist Board and local Planina pod Golico 55 Tourist Information Centre companies 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia Cesta Maršala Tita 18 Text: Katja Klinar, Nina Mravlje, Eva Shannon Schiffrer, Maša Kristan, The Secrets of [email protected] 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia Stanislav Pintar www.tdgolica.com www.jesenice-tourism.net Mentors: Milena Gerbec, prof. and Slavka Zupan, MA T: +386 4 586 31 78 Editing: Lucija Javorski, prof. Planina pod Golico: Photography: Andrej Mežik, Iztok Novak, Klemen Klinar, Jesenice Municipality archive Themed Trail Sleeping & Eating: Design: Barbara Bogataj Kokalj Print: Medium d.o.o. Betel Tourist Farm Pr Čop Inn Print run: 500 copies Vera Grgurič Planina pod Golico 5b Year: 2011 Planina pod Golico 38 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia GSM: 041 623 095 A H T: +386 4 580 04 63 Planina pod Golico Žičnica Snack Bar Jesenice Podlogar Apartment Planina pod Golico 3b I Ljubljana Planina pod Golico 3g 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia CRO 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia T: +386 580 04 04 T: +386 4 580 04 07 GSM: +386 41 918 497

Tarman Apartment Planina pod Golico 64 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia T: +386 4 580 00 04 GSM: +386 41 806 750 Pr Žlindro Riddle Trail Description Pr Žlindro farm grew on the site where slag used to be This is a circular nature trail so it does not matter deposited. What is this? Slag is: where you actually start. However, the recommended a) the name of a Slovene rock band starting point is at the electricity station at the start of the village of Planina pod Golico. a) a by-product of smelting ore The trail leads along the roads and paths of the c) a plant that grows in Planina pod Golico village. It is suitable for families with children, elderly people and groups – in fact it is suitable for all those who love walks around the countryside. The whole 6 Through the Village 4 walk takes about 2 – 3 hours. The Alps are in the Karavanke A rectory is situated next to the church, where a school for No, this is not a mistake! If you stop by the house of Mr Cene the first four school years was also located until 1957. There Razinger, in the part of the village known as Kajže, you can were only a few students and lessons were held in only one 1 The Beginning of the Trail - where ore was once weighed admire a miniature version of the Alps in his garden; the most classroom. prominent peaks of the Alps are represented in his rockery. The The trail continues uphill towards the village, past Kopišar A scale, where carts known as kurte, loaded with ore, were self-taught artist holds an exhibition of a life-size crib during weighed, used to stand on the present site of the electricity house. This used to be the most well-known village inn. Belcijan Christmas time, and miniature ski jumps all year round, that Hotel is unfortunately also closed, but it was the cultural and station. Carters, known as furmani, were given a piece of sometimes even host real ski-jumping competitions with figures. paper with the weight of their load on it, and they then drove entertainment centre until just a couple of years ago. There the load to Stara Sava where they received payment based on was a disco, a dance hall and rooms. Sledgers used to warm the number of kilograms written on the paper. The stronger their cold hands with mulled wine before they rushed down the ox that pulled the cart, the better was the payment. Iron to the valley. Rovtarji went to work and school in the valley by ore was mined in Savske jame (Sava Caves) as early as the sledge in the winter. 12th century. The fire station is located between the Kopišar House and Belcijan Hotel. It has been home to the voluntary fire brigade of Planina pod Golico for over 80 years. A new tourist information office is located in an extension to the station, where visitors can get information and promotional material or buy souvenirs and postcards. A monument to the local partisans who fell during World War Betel II stands opposite the fire station by the road. From here on the trail is only downhill, first past the Čop inn, which stands on the site of the former shop, and towards the Španov vrh ski slope. 2 Following the Trail of Farms Walking towards the village, you will notice secluded farms 6 5 scattered on the slopes of the Karavanke. The clear Jesenica stream, which arises at the confluence of the Beli potok (White stream) and the Črni potok (Black stream), will accompany you for the entire time. Črni potok got its name after its colour, because people used to wash the ore in it 4 and it was always muddy, i.e. black. Udamčeva žaga is the only one of the original numerous sawmills and mills in the area that is still in operation, and it uses the water power of the Jesenica stream instead of electricity. Traces of former fields still remain on the slopes which are today covered in grass. People used to grow grains, potatoes and even flax there. After World War II tobacco was also grown in the area of Plavški Rovt and Prihodi, located a bit 3 lower down the hill. The Pri Konarju farm had save money to such an extent that they often brought sheep grazing at 7 Golica down to fertilize their pastures during the summer.

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7 Španov vrh Ski Slope The top of Španov vrh offers a beautiful view of the Julian Alps and the western Karavanke. All the peaks that can be seen are also marked on the panoramic map on the summit. If you Scale 1 : 7000 have enough time, go up the hill on foot, or otherwise you can 1 cm on the map represents 70 m 3 Water and Stones on the ground use the chair lift that was built in 1964 and renovated in 2004. Source: Jesenice Municipality This is the successor of the drag lift of 1947, the first one in A sport rock climbing area where the most 1 Yugoslavia. The first generations of the national Olympic ski courageous can test their strength and skill, is teams in Yugoslavia trained here. located near the Tarman Apartment. A source of drinking water is found a bit further on, where you can freshen up. The water is proven drinkable and is rich in minerals. The walls of the ruined sawmill, standing just a few steps from the water source, are evidence of the rich rock structure of the Karavanke. One of the typical rocks is flint conglomerate, and here we also have to mention Tarvisio breccia from the nearby village of Mirca, which was used in building the Karavanke railway tunnel.

5 To Sv. Križ The trail first takes us to a junction. From here we take the road to the formermilitary frontier checkpoint (about a 20-minute walk), passing the Žlindr farm. In this way we continue up the valley. A shorter circular trail turns right and uphill towards the church. The Church of the Holy Cross was built so that miners did not have to walk to church on work-free Sundays to the distant town of Jesenice - where they could also go to the town inns and thus not be able to carry on the hard mining work the next day. Another story behind the reason for building the church goes that the owner of the mines promised a new church to the miners, if they found new deposits of iron ore. This actually did happen and the Church of the Holy Cross was built in the second half of the 17th century. It is also home to St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners, and St. Florian, the patron saint of fire fighters. Joža Čop (1893–1975), the well-known Slovene alpinist and mountaineer, who pioneered 24 climbing routes, is buried at the church cemetery. Have you ever heard of the Čop pillar in the North Face of Mount Triglav?