LTO Laufar Cerkno

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It is an organization which brings together and promotes all local suppliers in the field of tourism and natural and cultural attractions Cerkljanska. You can go on any of the nearby hills Porezen (1,630 m), Blegoš (1562 m) ..
If it happens to you that the weather turns bad, you can go for a swim in the swimming pool in Hotel Cerkno or to visit any of the cultural and historical buildings in the vicinity.
More: www.turizem-cerkno.si

Franja Partisan hospital

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The Franja Partisan hospital is one of the few preserved partisan hospitals. It represents a symbol of Slovene partisan health care and bears witness to incredible humanity and self-sacrifice of the health care and other personnel taking care of the wounded. The complex of the Franja Partisan Hospital is comprised of 14 wooden barracks and several auxiliary facilities. They were gradually built in the narrow, difficult to access Pasica gorge in Dolenji Novaki near Cerkno. The construction lasted from December 1943 to May 1945. The hospital was named after a partisan doctor, Dr. Franja Bojc Bidovec, who shortly after the hospital was established, took on the function of its administrator.
More: www.bolnica-franja.si

Anthony’s Shaft

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It was first opened in the year 1500 and is known to be one of the oldest still preserved entrances into mines in Europe. It is also the oldest part of the mine in Idrija. You will see presentations of old working processes in the mine, from manual ore excavation, loading ore in carts, transporting the full carts etc. All presentations include original tools, old tool copies and dummies. The total length of the pit at this level is about 300 metres. At the beginning of the pit Šelštev, the mighty building that was used as a register office was built in the 18th century.
More: www.antonijev-rov.si

Cerkno Museum

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The Cerkno region is a small link in the chain of Slovenia's prealpine foothills. Though removed from large centers and events, it nevertheless takes pride in a history lasting several thousand years. The Cerkno Museum is the only institution that is integrally studying the rich heritage of this region. With its collections, exhibitions and other activities, the Museum is enabling visitors to recognize the cultural identity of the Cerkno region. By continuously developing and broadening its activities, the museum is significantly co-creating the cultural happenings in this area.
More: www.cerkljanski-muzej.si

Archaeological Park Divje Babe

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Lies in the area of the Idrija and Cerkno hills, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Early Stone Age in the world. In a steep and rocky slope, which descends from the Šebrelje plateau into the valley of the Idrijca river, a cave lies hidden. Bones from more than 60 different animal types (among which the cave bear prevails), stone and bone tools and remains of fire pits of the ice-age humans were found in the cave. Divje Babe is an archaeological site dating back to the period of the middle (Mousterian) and early upper Palaeolithic (Aurignacian). The multi-layered archaeological site is chronologically dated with various radiometric dating methods. The age of dated layers ranges from 35,000 to 116,000 years.
The most interesting find was the Neanderthal flute.
More: www.divje-babe.si