CHARCOAL – DOLE NEXT TO LITIJA

♦ charcoal circle trail

♦ lenght cca.13 km (4 – 6 hours)

♦ access from Litija, Zagorje, Trebnje and Radece

♦ 12 signposts are pointing to some of the specific landmarks

CHARCOAL HUT

♦ preparation of wooden pile,♦ piling billets of wood (wood lenght 1 - 1,5 m),♦ form a conical pile, openings left at the bottom to admit air,♦ covering the pile by turf and soil,♦ firing the pile (the way of firing, supervision, removing).

PRODUCTION OF WOOD CHARCOAL

♦ Bena waterfall♦ stream lobsters ♦ view points♦ caves and

sinkholes♦ limestone

NATURE

♦ blacksmithing workshop

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♦ Saint Catherine and Saint Rok pilgrimage church in Borje

♦ two-tower church of Virgin Mary in Dole next to Litija.

Built in neoromanic style.

♦ old mill

♦ Zavrh castle – Valvasor's hunting mansion, named Neudorf. From the castle there's a secret passage, the castle has also knight's hall.

WINE AND DINE IN THE AREA

♦ old village tavern Pri Toncku in Dole♦ tavern Pr` Krjan in Dobovica♦ restaurant Oblak in Javorje♦ visit local charcoal burners and talk with them or spend a

night next to the pile

PRIMSKOVO IN THE REGION OF DOLENJSKA

• PRIMSKOVO IN THE REGION OF DOLENJSKA• LOCATED 18 km FROM LITIJA AND 15 km FROM SMARTNO • SEA LEVEL: 592 m• HILLY AREA, SITUATED AT THE JUNCTURE OF THE ALPS AND DINARIC MOUNTAIN RANGES• CENTRAL EUROPEAN CLIMATE

• PRIMSKOVO IS KNOWN AS VIEW POINT OF DOLENJSKA

• MAJOR PART OF THE DOLENJSKA REGION IS VISIBLE

• ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST YOU CAN SEE GORJANCE AND KOCEVJE HILLS; ON THE WEST AND NORTHWEST ALPS

• PRIMSKOVO IS A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR RELAXING WALKING TOURS

• THERE ARE THREE SACRED PLACES ON PRIMSKOVO

• PILGRIMAGE CHURCH OF VIRGIN MARY IS THE BIGGEST, BUILT IN GOTHIC STYLE

• THE CHURCH OWNS VERY OLD AND FAMOUS ORGAN

• NEXT TO THE CHURCH GROWS 500 YEARS OLD LIME TREE

• CHURCH OF ST. NIKOLAI WAS BUILT IN 17. CENTURY IN BAROQUE STYLE. IT WAS LATER TRANSFORMED INTO CHURCH SCHOOL.

• A TOMB OF BOGENSPERK DUKES SHOULD BE IN THE ST.PETER’S GOTHIC CHAPEL.

• JURIJ HUMAR (HOMEOPATH), KNOWN AS A VILLAGE DOCTOR WITH MAGICAL HANDS (LIVED IN PRIMSKOVO 1876 - 1890). HIS GRAVE IS STILL A MAJOR PILGRIMAGE SITE.

HUMAR’S SCRIPTS

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Sights in TrbovljeSights in Trbovlje

Njiva colony 1896 - 1899

• Basement and woodpile in separate buildings

• Yard had a common water pump and a stove

• Two houses combined together

• Four living units on both sides of the road

• GANK-common front hall

• SKRET- toilet in the front hall

Apartment 1 Early 20th century

• ŠPORHET – stove

• KOLMKIŠTA – coal box

• VASERBANK – cupboard for water

• RENHALTER – shelf

• METRGA – table

• STOKRLE – chair

• GREDENCA – cupboard

• ŠPAJZKOSTEN – kitchen cabinet

In the kitchen:

• ŠTROZAK – bed

• RAJŠPETL – cot

• KIŠTA – wooden box

• KUFER – suitcase

• AUFHENGER – coat hanger

• PRUČKA – stool • ZAJC – shoe removal• FUGLUZ – bird cage• SINGERCA – sewing

machine

In the bedroom:

Other things in the apartment:

Apartment 2 1960 - 1969

In the kitchen :

• STOVE• REFRIGERATOR• KIBLA – coal box• DECORATIONS

• KANGLA – food bin• CUPBOARDS AND

WARDROBES • CURTAINS

WASHING MACHINE

In the bedroom :

• DIVAN - sofa• FEDERMODROC -

mattress• TELEVISION AND RADIO• CARPETS• PICTURES AND

PAINTINGS

• WACUUM CLEANER• ORNAMENTS• PUSHCHAIR

Other equipment :

VETROLOV – front hall changed into kitchen or bathroom

Common facilities were the reason for social equality and communication

among city dwellers.

AUTHORS:

Miklavcic Simeona

Flisek Kariz Suzana

Vauda Nena