Ponikve: Hotels, Rašica Ponor and Cultural Heritage

In Ponikve, the Rašica disappears into a system of ponors. The Rašica Ponor in Ponikve is designated as a natural monument and lies along a municipal hiking route.

Nature and Water

Marketova jama in Ponikve opens into a mostly dry riverbed and is connected to the underground course of the Rašica. During high water, the Rašica extends its above-ground course through a dry riverbed to the settlement of Predstruge. Thus, the underground watercourse, ponor and periodically above-ground riverbed are among Ponikve’s specific landscape features.

Culture

Domačija Gačnik and Ponikve is a well-preserved group of buildings consisting of a house and a mill on the Rašica; it bears the year 1833. The Kapelica Gospe zdravja in Ponikve was built in 1935 according to a design by the architect Jože Brodnik from Kompolje in the Plečnik style. Brdavsov Mill, also called “Ta novi maln”, was built in 1870 by Janez Adamič and stood immediately next to the Pasnica Ponor in Ponikve.

The built heritage also includes the Brinski skedenj near the Cerkev sv. Florjana, with carved wooden columns from the second half of the 19th century, as well as Kolenčeva hiša in Ponikve, with finely crafted and preserved ceiling beams. The Cerkev sv. Florjana in the centre of Ponikve is a Gothic church with golden Baroque altars and a vault painting by Postl.

Customs

Ponikovske mačkare is a carnival custom with elements of folk theatre in Ponikve in Dobrepolje. The custom includes a house-to-house procession every year on Shrove Tuesday.

Trails and Vegetation

Ponikve is associated with many well-maintained and interesting footpaths, walking trails and cycling routes suitable for walks, leisure activities, jogging, Nordic walking and cycling. The path along the Rašca stream offers diverse vegetation, including Carniolan lilies, water irises and snowdrops. The thematic Brodnikova pešpot is a circular route.

Surroundings

Limberk is in the immediate vicinity of Ponikve and is listed there as a mountain. Mokrec and Mačkovec are listed as mountains in the vicinity of Ponikve. Kucelj is listed as a mountain in the wider regional surroundings of Ponikve.

The Emona House Archaeological Park is listed as a museum in the wider regional surroundings of Ponikve and is among the named sites there. Ljubljana grad is listed there as a castle and is among the named sights. The Prešeren monument is listed as a monument in the wider regional surroundings and is among the named sites there. St. Nicholas' Cathedral is listed there as a church and is among the named sights.

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