Sports - Občina Dobrova - Polhov Gradec

TOURIST BROCHURE O F T H E M U N I C I P A L I T Y O F D O B R O V A - P O L H O V G R A D E C 

Dobrova 

Polhov Gradec 

Sights Cultural heritage 

English Sports Gastronomy and crafts

Attractions 

Events 

The Daphne blagayana: a twice discovered 

flower. The precedence and 

name after its 

discoverer was 

granted to Count 

Blagaj from 

Polhov Gradec. 

Since 1898 the 

first protected 

plant in the region 

of Carniola 

along with the 

Edelweiss and 

at the time due 

to a visit of the 

Saxon king was 

also called the king’s flower. 

The Babčar encampment in Babna 

Gora: a cone-shaped steep rock, 

supposingly a fortification in Turkish 

times, linked with women’s courage 

in their defence against the Turks. 

The Days of Honey: 

a professional exhibition 

event with cultural 

acti vities; lectures 

and tastings 

The Evening under 

Vetrnik: a regional 

competition for diatonic 

accordion hosted in 

the Corn-rack in Babna 

Gora and a selection 

competition for the 

Golden Accordion Sound 

in Ljubečna 

The Gathering on Gora: choirs from 

far and near participate in this traditional 

event on Gora or Lovrenc. 

The Day under Lovrenc: a tourist 

event with demonstration of traditional 

country husbandry 

Blagaj’s Days: a competitive salesexhibition 

event based on a yearly 

newly selected culinary theme from 

Attractions and events 

A gorge with precipitous faces near 

the farmhouse Plaznik by Šentjošt. 

The archeological site on the 

Marinčeva planina in Planina nad 

Horjulom with finds dating from 

late pre-historical times. The found 

objects are kept in house number 5. 

The Corn-rack in Babna Gora, 

transported to the village from Črni 

Vrh, which hosts the yearly competition 

for diatonic accordion – what 

is an ingenious example of the fresh 

role of corn-racks. Picnics and social 

events may also be organized inside 

– marketing possibilities. 

Butajnova’s attraction is a churnof-milk-shaped 

old well from the 

beginning of the 20th century. 

The lime-tree by the Manor House 

of Polhov Gradec of 5,5m in diameter, 

the remains of the former castle park, 

planted with various tree species. 

the local area 

Mozart’s Days: a festival for classical 

music, choral and solo singing 

lovers; once a month 

St. Nicholas’ Fair: a sales-exhibition 

event on the popular December feast 

with the participation of adjoining 

elementary schools in particu- 

lar; the Salami Festival (‘salamijada’): 

a tourist-culinary event with the selection 

of the highest-quality made 

salami; tasting 

The Night Hike up Grmada: in remembrance 

of the recognition of 

the Slovenian state (in January, on 

the Friday closest to the full moon) 

While the Polhov Gradec area unveals itself through its local place names, such as Dvor, Gradec, Pristava, Škofija, referring 

to the nobility of the lords, is the Dobrova part with its place names an image of our nature. Not only Dobrova – which 

with just a tiny bit of imagination can be reminiscent of grassy meadows, woodlands – but also the villages Podsmreka 

(smreka – eng. pine tree), Brezje (breza – eng. birch), Gabrje (gaber – eng. beech tree), Hruševo (hruška – eng. pear tree), 

Hrastenice (hrast – eng. oak tree) reveal themselves with names of those tree species, our Slovenian land is rich of. Both 

areas contribute in their own way and form a whole, without which Slovenia would be a poorer place. 

Published by the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec • Text on the municipality by Milka Bokal • Data collected by Helena Čuk • Photographs: the municipality’s 

archive • Recipe sources: Granny’s kitchen (Babičina kuhinja), Elementary School Polhov Gradec; Cheesemaking Orešnik (Sirarstvo Orešnik) • Translation by Gorec d. o. o. • 

Design and prepress by Fanfara, d. o. o. • Print: Dobrova, 2007

Larger settlements 

The Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec 

The Polhov Gradec Hills and Dobrova’s surrounding countryside, a concatenation 

of fields, villages, forests, little churches and farmhouses 


Situated at the bifurcation of the 

route towards Horjul and Polhov 

Gradec, it is the administrative centre 

of the municipality. According to folk 

tradition the settlement was named 

after a thousand-year oak tree, felled 

in 1888. The names of the nearby hill 

Gradišče and the farmer Gradišnik 

suggest an Oldslavic settling. The 

Church of St. Mary, where several 

prayers were answered, attracted numerous 

worshippers and was as such 

an age-long vivacious centre of pilgrimage. 

Also 

Jožef Poklukar, 

Ph.D., 

the Head of 

the Carniola 

Region, had 

a villa of his 

own in Dobrova. Slovenian impressionists 

are said to have sought motifs 

in its surroundings. Because you can 

subscribe to a theatre subscription 

series and due to organized choral 

singing and Lady Day masses Dobrova 

up to this day holds a special 

position in the municipality. 

Polhov Gradec 

a picturesque village in the heart of 

the Polhov Gradec Hills, is a world of 

larger and smaller cumulous hillocks 

with solitary farms amidst green forests 

and concealed churches amid the 

latter. This world has been marked by 

a turbulent past and not spared by 

nature. Sources write the following 

on the earthquake in 1348: the earth 

shook for forty days; the earthquake 

in 1511 destroyed the castle on the 

rising ground above the village. At 

that point Polhov Gradec entered 

social history, as it marked itself as 

the first focal point of the all-Slovenian 

peasant rising in year 1515. It has 

also left a significant mark on cultural 

history. It was mentioned by Primož 

Trubar, is one of the few settlements 

referred to 

in the poetry 

almanac 

the Kranjska 

čbelica from 

1832, Cankarappa- 

rently deemed it the most beautiful 

Slovenian village. Polhov Gradec is 

culturally alive to this day. Numerous 

choirs, an alpine, bowls’, bobbin lace 

association, cultural, tourist, sports’ 

and other associations, folkloristic 

groups, the local museum and other 

activities give the village a lively pulse. 

Plenty of events, among them the 

Days of Honey, the Evening under 

Vetrnik, the Gathering on Gora, St. 

Nicholas’ fair, Mozart’s days, Blagaj’s 

days, classical music concerts, the Salami 

Festival, occasional exhibitions 

and other periodic events in the Manor 

House of Polhov Gradec and the 

Jakob Trobec Cultural Centre entice 

numerous visitors from far and near. 

Črni Vrh 

to this day fascinates with those dark, 

large pine trees, which supposingly 

gave the village its name. The border 

between the Škofja Loka and Polhov 

Gradec world runs along the hill-ridges, 

an ancient freight route once ran 

through the valleys among them. Its 

geographic position places Črni Vrh 

among the most interesting hiking 

and cycling points in the Polhov Gradec 

Hills. The centre of the village with 

the large Church of Saint Lawrence, 

built after the earthquake in 1895, 

is situated underneath the hill. The 

church’s main altar was created in 

the Toman workshop from Ljubljana, 

the side altars and pulpit by Valentin 

Šubic. Several carved and other works 

are redolent of one of the village’s first 

priests, the universally active Bruno 

Ortner, who moved to Črni Vrh at 

the end of the 18th century upon 

the dissolution of the monastery in 

Bistra. A chapel dating from 1850 and 

located in the village centre is of great 

importance to the people. The three 

naves stable by Omejc, Črni Vrh 58, is 

definitely worth seeing. It is only but 

one among several similar monuments 

to the peasantry’s hard-work 

and wise thriftiness. This is a world 

of hard-working people, who, along 

their everyday work on their farms 

and elsewhere, are capable to join 

forces in cultural, social and generally 

beneficial activities, also in the realm 

of the cultural and tourist association. 

Each year, St. Nicholas and his accompaniment 

betake themselves through 

the village. The bonfire celebrations 

on Sovov grič on the Slovenian Statehood 

Day have become traditional 

as well. 

Šentjošt 

is a wayside-centred ridgy village situated 

in the far southwest part of 

the Polhov Gradec Hills; the centre of 

economic, cultural and social life of 

the village itself and of its immediate 

surroundings, which throughout the 

year flows through its cultural, sports, 

alpine and students’ association and 

even a yacht club. The motocross 

race in Planina nad Horjulom complements 

all other sports activities, 

including skiing and cycling. The village 

has two churches, the same as 

Dvor. The older St. Jost’s Church dates 

from the 13th century and the settlement 

itself got its name after it. The 

bell tower holds two bells of respectable 

age: the older one, dated from 

1354, was cast by the bell-founder Vivencius 

and is considered the oldest 

bell in Carniola; the other one dates 

from around 1400. The other church, 

the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 

is the parish church and the oldest 

date within it dates from 1664. The 

church art in Šentjošt also lives out of 

the present. The martyrs’ chapel with 

all succursal churches’ patrons was 

created by the first Polhov Gradec 

academic sculptor Edo Dolinar from 

Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu and was 

erected in commemoration of all victims 

of communism and World War 

Two from this area. The window glasses 

were created by Marko Jerman. 

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Legend 

The Polhov Gradec Hiking Trail 

Approaches to the Polhov Gradec Hiking Trail 

Cycling routes 1-7 

Peaks 

End of the round cycling route 

Scale

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Due to its extraordinary cultural, 

scenic, architectural 

and historical particularities, 

the Manor House of Polhov Gradec 

complex with the following 

units: the manor house, the 

Neptune’s well and the park is – like 

the church in Dvor - a cultural monument 

of national importance. 

The park is one of the few preserved 

axial parks that are surrounded 

by geometrically set hedge’s edges. 

The whole complex – together 

with its olden lime - tree, severalstoried 

Baroque manor house at 

the same spot of an olden fortification 

and the Neptune’s well - is a 

rarely preserved monument of a 

Baroque residence, which in the 

19th century served as domicile of 

the renowned Blagaj family. The 

Daphne blagayana, which grows on 

Gora or Lovrenc, was named after 

Count Blagaj (1786-1858). The current 

architectural appearance of 

this complex with the well, English 

tower with a clock, castle and the 

castle baroque chapel with skilfully 

shaped stucco works is largely 

owing to Mark Anton Kunstel I. and 

dates from the second half of the 

17th century. 

Particular attention has recently also 

been shifting to the periphery units, 

among them to the water catchment 

V lipcah: the word Victor, inscribed 

on one of its walls, apparently serves 

as proof of a French military presence 

at the time of Napoleon’s provinces. 

The building by the manor house 

with traces of a sun clock – a building 

for which folk tradition has preserved 

the idea of it having once been a 

church - still has to be handled by re- 

Cultural heritage 

The Manor House of Polhov Gradec 

Present within the past 


searchers. The pillars overhanging 

from the frontage are similar to those 

on the outer part of the Church of St. 

Peter in Dvor. The first sun clock, 

which is also better preserved, is situated 

on the building across the manor 

house, the residence of the former 

castellan. 

The modern manor house hosts several 

local and out-of-municipality 

events. There is a wedding hall; the 

local museum, housing ethnographic 

heritage, castle-life items 

and also precious finds from the 

site in the place itself and Gora or 

Lovrenc, is permanently located in 

the building. 

The obelisk-shaped Blagaj monument 

on the foothills of Lovrenc is 

located roughly 10 minutes away 

from the Manor House of Polhov 

Gradec. It was erected in commemoration 

of the visit of the Saxon 

King Friedrich August II., who in 

1838 came to admire the newly-discovered 

yellow ‘jožefca’ – the 

Daphne blagayana. 

Kalvarija or Stari Grad (Old Castle) 

is a rising ground above Polhov 

Gradec, which can be ascended on 

a route with 14 renovated chapels 

of the Stations of the Cross, each 

chapel holding a cast of one of 

France Gorše’s plastics inside. The 

figures of men with hats and 

women with kerchiefs are a reflection 

of the simple, typical Slovenian 

Lent atmosphere. 

Practical tips 

There is a wedding hall in the Manor 

House of Polhov Gradec; 

you can also get married in the pavilion 

in the Manor House’s park. 

After the ceremony the wedding 

guests enjoy themselves in the antique 

atmosphere underneath the 

magnificent castle lime- tree. The 

Manor House of Polhov Gradec 

hosts numerous events throughout 

the year. You may rent the 

premises and the park for cultural 

and other events, which do not interfere 

with a cultural monument 

of the 1st category. 

Information: 

1 Polhograjska 

graščina 

Polhov Gradec 61, 

1355 Polhov Gradec 

Tel: 01 364 56 94 

e-mail: 

p.grascina@volja.net 

www.grad-polhovgradec.si 

ORGANIZED TOURS 

2 Gothic Church of St. 

Peter in Dvor (guided 

tour 45 minutes) 

Cultural-historical 

heritage of Polhov 

Gradec (guided tour 60 

minutes) 

The Manor House of 

Polhov Gradec / local 

museum (guided tour 

45 minutes). The whole 

organized tours’ programme, 

which includes 

all three above-mentioned 

tours, is of 3 hour 

duration.

Church art monuments 

The Church of St. Peter in Dvor is 

a monument of national significance. 

Its construction began in 1525 

and it is said to have been an important 

developmental link in the 

fine arts between Gothic Art and 

the Renaissance. The ideational 

approach with different portrayals 

of Apostle Peter shows the efforts 

to express appurtenance to Rome, 

the Catholic Church. Recent research 

has proven the folk memory of 

the Turkish invasions, which attributes 

a significant fortress role to 

the church. The first public inscription 

in Slovenian can be found on 

the coffered ceiling dating from 

1577. A recent finding has revealed 

an extraordinary variety of origins 

of the building blocks, from the Castle 

of Polhov Gradec above the 

village, which had been demolished 

shortly before the start of the construction, 

to stones from modern 

Germany. The name of the builder 

Gregorij Ruckhenstain is engraved 

with a chisel above the main portal 

with various figures. The adorable 

six small golden altars, two 

Metzinger’s paintings, sculptures by 

the carving family Facij from Polhov 

Gradec on the main altar and the 

frescoes are only but a few of all the 

valuables, hidden in this jewel of 


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church art. The perhaps heartiest of 

all scenes on the frescoes is the one 

of the Holy Family, depicting Mary 

and Joseph holding Jesus, the small 

child placed in-between them, by 

his hands. 

The parish church in Dobrova, called 

Mary in hazel grove, is, according 

to Valvasor, one of the oldest churches 

in Carniola, and famous especially 

for ‘an abundance of miracles’. 

The hazel bush, linked with the formation 

of this great pilgrimage centre 

and by which, according to tradition, 

in 970 the original chapel was 

built, still grows by the church. The 

present-day church was completed 

in 1716 by Gregor Maček. The main 

architectural units of this church are 

the octagonal-shaped nave and 

presbytery, covered by two cupolas, 

a light well and four side-altars. The 

large black plaque acts as a reminder 

of the consecration in 1747. The 

Lady Day masses between Assumption 

and the Nativity of Our Lady 

(from 15th August till 8th September) 

are a distant echo of those large 

pilgrimages. Same as before, the pilgrims 

from neighbouring parishes 

arrive to the final celebration in a 

procession. 

The Church of Mary’s birth, the 

parish church in Polhov Gradec, 

is famous for its eventful, picturesquely 

fretted golden Baroque altar 

dating from 1746, with a multitude 

of angelic and plant figures, 


made by the family Facij, locals of 

Italian descent. Valentin Metzinger’s 

(1699-1759) paintings, the best 

known of which being Joseph’s death, 

are valuable objects of this 

church. 

JOŽE PLEČNIK AND IVAN VURNIK 

The great Slovenian architects Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) and 

Ivan Vurnik (1884-1971) left their marks with their works also 

in the Dobrova and Polhov Gradec area. The native Ivan Dolinar 

from Dobrova in 1954 made four chandeliers for the parish 

church in Dobrova, which were based on Plečnik’s blueprints. 

The chandelier in the vestibule of the Mary’s sisters’ 

convent in Dobrova is Plečnik’s as well. The blueprint for the 

chapel in Briše pri Polhovem Gradcu was done by one of his 

pupils. The National Liberation War (NOB) monument in 

front of the Jakob Trobec Cultural Centre in Polhov Gradec is 

also a work of his. In 1961, Plečnik’s contemporary Ivan Vurnik 

did the blueprint for the organ casing in the parish church in 

Polhov Gradec and for the interior of the presbytery in the 

nearby Church of St. Catherine on Topol-Katarina.

HIKING 

The Polhov Gradec 

Hiking Trail in various 

stages: 

Polhov Gradec (The 

Pratkar Inn)–Grmada– 

Tošč (on the peak)–Selo 

(the open-door farm Pri 

Ogrincu)–Črni Vrh– 

Smolnik–Božna–Polhov 

Gradec (6 hours) 

Polhov Gradec–Smolnik–Črni 

Vrh–Pasja 

raven (Na Koširjevem or 

Pri Zagričarju)–Sivka 

(on the peak)–Srednji 

Vrh (Na Rusovem)–Setnik 

(Na Žulevem)–Mali 

vrh–Gora (Pri Logarju 

or at the church)–Polhov 

Gradec (7 hours) 

Polhov Gradec–Praproče–Mali 

vrh–Setnik– 

Butajnova–Kožljek (on 

the top)–Koreno (Pri 

Lenartu)–Polhov Gradec 

with Kalvarija (the 

walls in front of the 

chapel) (6 hours and a 

half) 

Polhov Gradec–Zavrh– 

Ključ (on the peak or at 

the Partisan refuge)– 

Babna Gora (Pri 

Glažarju)–Grmada (on 

the peak)–Polhov 

Gradec (7 hours). All 

places where you can 

receive a stamp, are 

stated in brackets. 

The Šentjošt round 

trail: Šentjošt–Butajnova–Planina–Suhi 

Dol–Smrečje–Šentjošt 

(5 hours and 15 minutes) 

The outset of the Petač 

graben–Smolnik–Črni 

Vrh–Pasja ravan (2 

hours). The signpost for 

Smolnik is about 40m 

after the branching-off 

the road into the Petač 

graben (Petačev graben) 

and the bridge on the 

right side by the road to 

Črni Vrh 

Briše (Pri Korošcu)– 

Koreno (1 ura). 

Sports 

Sports and recreation 

To Polhograjska 

Grmada – so alpine 

and so close 

From the low-land around Dobrova 

Grmada (899 m) can be seen as a 

motioned ridge mountain hill in 

the heart of the Polhov Gradec 

Hills. Folk imagination during the 

period of the Illyrian provinces adjudged 

a similarity between its 

upper outline and King Louis XIV.’s 

nose. Nowadays, however, it is better 

known for its variety of plants 

and motioned terrain, giving it an 

alpine look. Because of a rather easy 

access to the so to say steep alpine 

world near Ljubljana and a reasonable 

above-sea level the hill is very 

popular with visitors, which is aided 

also by the location of the peak, 

running on the border of two municipalities, 

the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov 

Gradec and the Municipality 

of Medvode. The Grmada 

thus connects two areas, the Polhov 

Gradec valley and the Medvode 

side. For one night it also becomes 

a famous hiking centre in central 

Slovenia: that is due to the traditional 

night hike each January, 

closest to the full moon. 

Approaches: several well-marked 

trails from different starting points 

in the Polhov Gradec valley lead to 

the top of the hill, the first one from 

the village Belica along the Baška 

ravine. Another trail runs from Dvor 

via Kucelj and after a few clearings is 

joined by the trail arriving from Polhov 

Gradec past Pratkar. The one 

trail, which tourists can combine 

with a visit to Polhov Gradec, is very 

popular. From Pratkar the trail runs 

along the forest slope, passes the 

recently completed Alpine Association 

Blagajana’s mountain refuge, 

reaching the village Ravnek and 

then turns to the right past a quarry 

reaching a saddle with a crossing, 

not far from the Hunting lodge 

with another crossing. The trail 

ascending the slope leads along 

Grmada’s hogsback and is in certain 

places steep and rocky, while the 

trail to the right side is less steep 

and therefore less difficult. From 

the peak there is an exquisite view 

of central Slovenia and also of the 

Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Ljubljana, 

Notranjska with Snežnik and 

Nanos. Many hikers descend Grmada 

along the Maček graben, a picturesque 

valley with water, flowing 

over numerous dams. 

Inns can also be found on the way. 

Those descending to Medvode’s 

side can refresh themselves in the 

tourist farm on Gonte; on the other, 

Polhov Gradec side, in the village 

Setnica near St. Ursula’s Church, 

precisely under Grmada, is the 

excursion farm Pri Mehačku. Cate- 


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ring is available in Polhov Gradec as 

well: in Pograjski Dom, situated on 

the route towards Črni Vrh, or in 

the centuries-old inn Pratkar. Parking 

is best provided for in Polhov 

Gradec. 

Walking time: from all sides one 

hour and a half up to two hours. 

Elevation difference: approximately 

510m. 


To Tošč – the woods lure 

Tošč (1021m) can be ascended on 

two trails. The first trail runs from 

Polhov Gradec along the Maček 

Graben, leading to the saddle Gonte 

with the tourist farm. The broad 

trail gradually narrows, therefore it 

is best to park at the beginning of 

the Maček graben. From Gonte the 

trail branches off to the left and via 

Mali Tošč leads to the peak, partly 

hidden behind trees. The second 

possible trailhead is in Selo, where 

you can refresh yourself at the 

open-door farm Pri Ogrincu. The 

trail leads past the Church of Saint 

Jedrta through the forest to the 

top. 

Walking time: from Maček graben 

2 hours. Elevation difference: 

approximately 620m. 

To Gora – Lovrenc, 

the treasure and Daphne 

blagayana mountain 

Sports 

Lovrenc (824m) or by locals called 

Gora is a solitary mountain, protecting 

Polhov Gradec with its magnificent 

spine. The summit with St. 

Lawrence’s Church dating from the 

beginning of the 16th century has 

attracted visitors from old, also 

through its in some ways mysterious 

past. In that regard, the following 

piece of information is important: 

there was a building site here in prehistorical 

times and from 1868 till 

1973 four archeological sites - treasures 

were discovered. 

The Daphne blagayana habitats are 

the second Gora’s attraction. No 

longer accessible to the average hiker, 

they were however probably 

more spread in the past, which is 

indirectly demonstrated by the famous 

Blagaj monument on the foothills 

of Gora. 

Approaches: most hikers ascend 

Gora from the Beekeeping home 

on a rather steep, but shadowy trail, 

leading to the ridge to the farmhouse 

Pri Logarjun with basic catering 

provided during weekends. The second 

approach is on the road from 

Polhov Gradec to the village Briše. 

Just before reaching the village, you 

must turn right towards Praproče 

and before entering that village park 

by the corn-rack. The guidepost 

points to the right. Roughly at the 

half-way point of the trail, the trail 

leads to the ridge with a barrier, 

with a branching-off to the left 

onto a more difficult and steeper 

trail. The main trail also narrows at 

this point. 

And refreshing possibilities upon 

arriving to the valley: the excursion 

farm Pri Bitencu in Briše and the 

inns Pograjski dom and Pri Pratkarju 

in Polhov Gradec. 

Walking time: from the Beekeeping 

home 1 hour, the path through 

Briše 1 hour and a half. Elevation 

difference: approximately 420 m. 

Polhov Gradec (Čebelarskidom)–Gora–Lovrenc 

(1 ura). 

Polhov Gradec–Praproče–Gora–Lovrenc 

(1 ura 30 min). 

Polhov Gradec–Setnica– 

Grmada (1 ura 30 min). 

Polhov Gradec–Ravnek– 

Grmada (1 ura 30 min). 

Brezje–Ključ (20 min). 

Stranska vas–Toško 

čelo–Topol (Katarina)– 

Grmada–Tošč–Selo– 

Črni Vrh (7 ur). 

Žirovnikov graben– 

Belo–Topol (Katarina), 

(1 ura 30 min). 

Žirovnikov graben–Seničar–Ravnikar–Katarina 

(1 ura 30 min). 

CYCLING ROUTES 

Vrhovci–Bokalci– 

Stranska vas–Šujica. 

Dobrova–Stranska 

vas–Toško čelo–Topol 

(Katarina)–The Žirovnikov 

graben (Žirovnikov 

graben) 

Briše (pri Korošcu)– 

Koreno. 

Polhov Gradec–Setnica– 

Ravnek–Polhov Gradec. 

Polhov Gradec–Kurja 

vas–Šentjošt–Vrzdenec–Horjul–Dobrova. 

Polhov Gradec–Setnik 

(Zalog)–Butajnova– 

Kurja vas–Polhov 


Polhov Gradec–Petačev 

graben–Črni Vrh–Polhov 


Polhov Gradec–Potrebuježev 

graben–Rovt– 

Frtica–Pasja ravan–Črni 

Vrh–Polhov Gradec. 

Šentjošt–Vrzdenec– 

Kajndol–Šentjošt. 

Šentjošt–Butajnova– 

Planina–Potok–Šentjošt.Šentjošt–Smrečje–Lavrovec– 

Suhi Dol–Potok– 

Šentjošt. 

Šentjošt–Ljubljanica– 

forest route above the 

Mala voda valley–Samotorica–Šentjošt.

SPORTS AND 

RECREATION 

3 Football, basketball 

field and tennis court 

as well as bowling alley 

in Gabrje, info: 01 3641 

026, 031 404 955 

4 Basketball, football 

court and bowling alley 

in Brezju at Dobrova, 

info: 031 353 913 

5 Sporting ground at 

Pograjski dom, info: 

01 3601 800, e-mail: 

info@dobrova-polhovgradec.si,www.dobrovapolhovgradec.si 

6 Autocross, 

motocross track in 

Butajnova, info: 

041 534 888 

7 Ski resort in Šentjošt 

with two ski lifts, 

info: 041 505 407 

8 Paragliding from 

Gora-Lovrenc 

9 Natural baths 

Terme Briše, info: 

041 654 756, e-mail: 

info@td-brise.si, 

www.td-brise.si 

10 Ski jump Polhov 

Gradec, info: 041 389 781 

11 Slide in Dobrova or 

Gabrje during winter, 

info: 01 3601 800, 

e-mail: info@dobrovapolhovgradec.si, 

www. 

dobrova-polhovgradec.si 

Climbing walls Jaklovca 

in the Žirovnik graben 

(Žirovnikov Graben) 

12 Tennis courts: three 

open, five covered 

Škulj-Daiberl, tenis center, 

Stranska vas 41, tel.: 

01 3641 760, 051 385 538 

PICNIC SPACES AND 

SPACES FOR SOCIAL 

ENCOUNTERS 

9 Briše spa, info: 041 

654 756, e-mail: 

info@td-brise.si, 

www.td-brise.si 

5 Sporting ground at 

Pograjski dom, info: 

01 3601 800, e-mail: 

info@dobrova-polhovgradec.si,www.dobrovapolhovgradec.si 

13 The Cornrack in 

Babna Gora., info: 

031 313 250 

To Ključ, a shadowy trail 

to the mountain refuge 

Ključ (623m) is a wooded peak between 

the Horjul valley and the 

Prosca valley. A mountain refuge, 

open during weekends, is located 

on its peak. Outings on its gentle 

trails are especially pleasant on hot 

days, as the trees throw shadows on 

the undisturbed paths. 

Approaches. From Babna Gora 

the trail first leads over the meadows 

along the fringes of Dolenja vas. 

Upon reaching the forest, towards 

the summit, it starts mildly ascending 

towards the peak and leads 

you past the grave of a fallen partisan. 

A similar, but slightly shorter 

trail is from the Prosca valley. The 

starting point is from the direction 

Dolenja vas-Zaklanec, left off the 

road, under the farm Rožnik. The 

trail from Brezje pri Dobrovi is the 

shortest one. It leads uphill, but not 

too steeply. The mountain refuge, 

where you can also receive a stamp 

for the Polhov Gradec Hiking Trail, 

is located not far away from the 

summit. Trails from Babna Gora to 

Prosca also otherwise run along the 

Polhov Gradec Hiking Trail. 

Walking time: from Babna Gora 2 

hours, from Prosca 1 hour, from 

Brezje 20 minutes. 

Hunting, fishing 

Forests in the Polhov Gradec Hills and the Dobrova’s surrounding countryside 

are pleasant hunting grounds, since you can find roe deer, boars, 

also chamois there. Fishermen seek peace and fishing experiences in the 

rivers Gradaščica and Horjulščica and elsewhere with the brook trout, 

whiting, grayling, Danube salmon. 


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Gastronomy and crafts 

Large self-sufficient farms in the 

Polhov Gradec area have, in 

their efforts to harvest as 

much food as possible at home, fashioned 

also the preparation of 

food. The preparation of food is 

more or less characteristic of them. 

Most ingredients come from the 

local environment. 

Beekeeping has a long tradition in 

the surroundings of Dobrova and in 

the Polhov Gradec area. Beekeeping 

camps at the end of the 60s and beginning 

of the 70s were particularly 

popular. Jože Rihar, Ph.D. (1914-2002) 

from Gabrje pri Dobrovi was a beekeeping 

university professor at the 

Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana. The 

Rihar Promenade and Apiary at the 

Beekeping home in Polhov Gradec 

are reminiscent of him. The company 

Božnar Čebelarstvo, d. o. o. (Božnar 

Beekeeping), which organizes lectures, 

tastings, guided tastings and vari- 

Gastronomy and cottage industry 

Gastronomy and crafts 

ous workshops and occupies itself 

with the harvesting of bee produce. 

Cheesemaking Orešnik (Cheesemaking 

Orešnik) – Šentjošt 59a - 

produces different types of goat 

cheese, organizes tastings and sales 

of cheese at home 

Podobarstvo Kavčič (Image Carving 

Kavčič) in Šentjošt (Šentjošt 

13) restores old objects and makes 

sculptures 

Making of miniature cornracks, 

peasant carriages and portals based 

on accurately recorded original natural 

templates. Janez Širok, Dolenja 

vas pri Polhovem Gradcu 2. 

Potica with dried 

pears or apples 

Ingredients: dried pears or 

apples, raisins, walnuts, carob 

flour, milk, butter, sugar 

Grind the dried pears and 

sift them. Put the pears in 

a bowl and pour hot milk 

over them. Butter the dough 

with melted butter, 

strew the pears, the grinded 

walnuts, raisins, carob 

flour and a bit of sugar. 

Bake till golden-yellow. 

INNS 

14 Kramarjev hram 

(Kramar’s room), Gabrje 

20a, Dobrova, tel.: 01 

3649 064, opening 

hours: tue-sun: 10.00 

- 22.00 h. 

15 Prek's pizzeria, 

Šujica 10, Dobrova, tel.: 

01 3641 096, opening 

hours: mon-sat: 10.00 

- 24.00 h. 

16 Gostilna pri Pratkarju, 

Pristava 4, Polhov Gradec, 

tel.: 01 3640 300, 

opening hours: wed-sun: 

12.00 - 22.00 h. 

17 Pograjski dom, 

Polhov Gradec, tel.: 01 

3645 010, opening 

hours: every day: 10.00 - 

22.00 h, wed: 10.00 - 

13.00 h. 

18 Brunarica Grič (Log 

house Grič), Šentjošt 22, 

Horjul, tel.: 01 7540 128, 

opening hours: sat-sun, 

holidays: 10.00 - 22.00 h, 

mon-fri: 16.00 do 22.00 h, 

wed: closed. 

OPENDOOR FARMS 

19 Pri Koširju, opendoor 

farm, Črni Vrh 46, 

Polhov Gradec, 

tel.: 01 3645 116 

20 Pri Bitencu, opendoor 

farm, Briše 4, 

Polhov Gradec, 

tel.: 01 3645 548 

21 Pri Mehačku, opendoor 

farm, Setnica 5, 

Polhov Gradec, tel.: 

01 3645 581, 031 628 230 

22 Pri Jurčku, open-door 

farm, Stranska vas 27, 

Dobrova, tel.: 050 642 700 

23 Pri Ogrincu, opendoor 

farm, Selo 6, Polhov 

Gradec, tel.: 04 5122 957 

24 Sova, open-door 

farm, Črni Vrh 6, Polhov 

Gradec, tel.: 01 3645 110

AGRICULTURE 

25 Beekeeping Božnar, 

Polhov Gradec 72, 

Polhov Gradec, tel: 01 

3640 020, e-mail: 

ceb.boznar@siol.net, 

www.boznar.si 

26 Beekeeping Rihar 

Kocjan, Production of 

beekeeping equipment 

and sale of honey, 

Gabrje 42, Dobrova, 

tel.: 01 3641 106 

27 Ostrich breeding, 

Krek Anton, Butajnova 

25, Horjul, tel.: 

041 895 770 

28 Ecological farms, 

deer breeding, Škof 

Tomaž in Stanka, 

Butajnova 37, Horjul, 

tel.: 041 691 537, e-mail: 

tomaz.skof@volja.net 

29 Arab horses breeding, 

Kmetija pri Škulju, 

Stranska vas 41, Dobrova, 

tel: 01 3641 760, 

051 385 538. 

30 Cheesemaking 

Orešnik, Šentjošt 59a, 

tel.: 01 7540 149, e-mail: 

oresnik@siol.net 

31 Integrated strawberry 

and vegetable 

production, Osredkar 

Jožef, Dolenja vas 4, 

Polhov Gradec, tel.: 

041 615 463 

32 Integrated vegetable 

production, Božnar 

Filip, Hruševo 29, Dobrova, 

tel.: 01 364 9107, 

031 639 082 

33 Integrated vegetable 

production, Košak 

Janez, Stranska vas 6, 

Dobrova, tel.: 01 364 

2165, 

041 653 141, 041 980 899, 

34 Production of and 

sale of agricultural produce, 

Sečnik Robert, 

Horjulska cesta 224, 

Dobrova, tel.: 01 364 

3105, 031 810 802 



Dolinar Anton, 

Brezje 22, Dobrova, tel.: 

01 364 3040, 041 227 615 



Dolinar Anton, 

Razori 1, Dobrova tel.: 

01 364 1400 

Making of accordions Pri Glažarju 

in Babna Gora. Aleš Škof, Babna 

Gora 11. 

Bobbin lace. After World War II, 

when the bobbin lace school was 

abolished, the tradition of bobbin 

Dry meat in dough 

Ingredients: ½ kg flour, 5 dg 

yeast, ½ l water, little salt, 1 kg 

pork 

Knead the flour, water, 

yeast and salt into soft 

dough. Let it rest for half 

an hour. While waiting, 

cook the dry meat. When 

the dough has doubled, 

roll it out to a 1-cm thickness. 

Place the meat on 

the dough and wrap it 

up. Place it on a greased 

baking tin and let it rise 

for another half an hour. 

Bake it in a peasant oven 

for an hour. 

lace in an organized manner was revived 

again by means of bobbin lace 

courses in the 1990s and was reinforced 

through the foundation of 

the first Slovenian bobbin lace association 

in 1996 in Polhov Gradec. Its 

members, with their artworks, take 

part in exhibitions both home and 

abroad. 

Waferbaking: wafer-baking, the 

Easter ritual bread baking, part of 

the traditional parish Easter fair, is 

part of the various ethnographic 

heritage, linked with manners and 

customs, preserved in Polhov Gradec. 

It is one of the activities of the 

Caritas in the parish. 

Potatoes with 

bear’s garlic 

We pick the wild or bear’s 

garlic on the shadowy sides 

of our hills, lots of it 

can also be found in dark 

ravines by waters, flowing 

through them. Wash the 

bear’s garlic and mince it 

into cooked potatoes. 

Dates with goat 

curd and honey 

Ingredients: dried uncored 

dates, goat curd, honey 

Core the dates. Discard 

the too hard and too 

soft ones. Partly open 

them and place them on 

a tray. Add honey to the 

curd (upon taste). Make 

sure the dish is not too 

sweet (the amount of 

honey should not exceed 

one tablespoon per 

quarter of a kilogram). 

Use a neutrally-tasted 

honey (acacian or flower 

honey). Stir the curd and 

the honey well, fill the 

bag for pastry-decorating 

and jet the mixture 

into the date dinghies. 

Approximately half a 

decagram of curd is needed 

to fill up one date. 

(Sirarstvo Orešnik) 

Gastronomy and cottage industry 

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