Vrhnika: Hotels and Accommodation

Vrhnika lies on the southwestern edge of the Ljubljana Marshes near the springs of the Ljubljanica.

You can book a hotel for your stay in Vrhnika.

Nature

Močilnik is a spring valley with rock walls up to 40 m high, also known as Hudičeve skale. Below Jelovec lies Lintvern, a karst swallow hole and the source of the Bela stream. The spring releases water at irregular intervals; between eruptions, the stream may partially or completely dry up. In the valley of the Bela stream, Star maln preserves a mill wheel and a weir from the former mill.

Near Bevke lies Mali plac, a raised bog covering just under two hectares, designated as a nature reserve. The Kucler Quarry was declared a natural monument of geological importance in 1991. It is known for deposits of fossil mollusks and other microfossils; a geological column there also displays the rocks of the wider area.

The Kotnik-Lenarčič Park in Verd was established by the Kotnik family in the 19th century. The park is home to a ginkgo that is now among the older trees of its species in Europe.

Culture and History

The Lovrenčič House, also known as the Old Post Office, stands on the bank of the Ljubljanica at the site of a harbor that existed until 1790. A mercury warehouse from the period of navigation on the Ljubljanica has also been preserved there. The Mik’lčeva kašča in Verd houses a permanent exhibition featuring photographs of works by Jožef Petkovšek, as well as changing art exhibitions.

In the wider Vrhnika area, a settlement existed by the middle of the 2nd century BC at the latest; in Latinized form, it was called Nauportus. Nauportus was a station on the ancient trade route from Aquileia to Segestika. In the 1st century AD, a Roman part of the settlement developed in the immediate vicinity of Nauportus.

Remains of the Roman defensive wall Claustra Alpium Iuliarum are still visible in the Vrhnika area. Between Verd and Zaplana, it was over 10 km long, about 1 m wide, and 2 to 3 m high.

The Church of the Holy Trinity above Vrhnika was built around 1640 and contains frescoes by Ogrin and Koželj. In the 18th century, it was a popular pilgrimage destination.

Cankar House is a cultural monument in the center of Vrhnika and stands on the site of the wooden house where Ivan Cankar was born. On display are historic interiors, or a collection presenting the living conditions of a family on the brink of poverty at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, along with first editions of Cankar’s works, photographs, self-portraits, and drawings. Guided tours are available.

Časovna postaja Vrhnika features an authentically furnished stationmaster’s office with museum objects and a real steam locomotive. It also offers a virtual reality journey through several eras, from the first traces of humans in prehistory to the construction of the first section of Slovenian motorway.

Trails

The Bog Dwarfs Trail at Mali plac is an easy 3.2 km hiking trail with an elevation gain of 96 m and a walking time of approximately 2 hours. It starts at the Bevke Sports Park, leads via Kostanjevica to the Mali plac nature reserve, and returns to the sports park.

The circular cycling route through the Ljubljana Marshes starts and ends in front of the Vrhnika TIC and is 27 km long. Po poti Cankarjeve mladosti is a thematic trail with 17 stations that tells the life story of Ivan Cankar.

Geographical Location

Kameni Vrh, a mountain, lies in the vicinity of Vrhnika. Ljubljanski Vrh, also a mountain, lies in the vicinity of Vrhnika.

Other local pages: Smrečje, Breg pri Borovnici, Vrhnika.

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Videm, Kranj, Radlje Ob Dravi, Maribor, Tržič.