Planina pod Golico

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Planina pod Golico is a mountain village in the municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

It lies at an altitude of 954 m in the Karavanke Alps, at the foot of mount Golica. The settlement's name itself means "pasture below Golica." Before 1955 [ [http://www.zrc-sazu.si/zgds/gv77-2-urbancgabrovec.pdf Place names: a testing ground for demonstration of power and a reflection of local identity, article in Geografski vestnik 77-2, 2005 (in Slovene with English abstract)] ] , it was known as Sveti Križ ("Holy Cross"), however the political climate at the time could not tolerate such an explicitly religious name.

The settlement was originally linked to ironworks. In the 14th century smelting ovens were in operation in the village, and the beginnings of mining are documented in an Ortenburg Mining Order dating to 1381, where mining and blast furnace operations at Planina pod Golico are mentioned. A copy of this document is exhibited in the Museum of the History of Steel Production in Jesenice [ [http://www.gornjesavskimuzej.si Jesenice museum site (in Slovene)] ] . After the 15th century, the ironworks were moved further down into the valley, closer to a greater source of water needed for the process, and Jesenice became the main industrial and administrative centre. Iron ore was still mined close to the village in the Savske Jame ("Sava Caves") area until the early 20th century.

The Church of the Holy Cross (Slovene: "Cerkev Svetega Križa") was built in the late 17th century by the Bucelleni family, the Italian owners of mines in the surrounding area [Ivan Sedej: "Sto najlepših cerkva na Slovenskem", Prešernova družba, Ljubljana, 1996 (in Slovene)] . The village nucleus developed around it; the settlement also derived its original name of Sveti Križ from it.

Today the village is more famous as a starting point for hiking routes to nearby scenic peaks such as Golica and Rožca, but especially for the wild white narcissi that flower in mountain pastures around the village from late April to early May. The plants have been protected by law from 1949 and any picking of them is strictly forbidden. There is a Narcissi festival organized by the local tourist association in May. The chairlift for the Španov vrh ski slope also begins in Planina pod Golico [ [http://www.zsport-jesenice.si/info.php?id=objekti&x=4 Jesenice Sports Association (in Slovene)] ] . There is also a natural luge track beyond the village in the Savske Jame area [ [http://www.fil-luge.org/tracks/natural-tracks.html International Luge Federation list of natural tracks] ] and competitions are organised by the Jesenice Luge Club here every winter.

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External links

* [http://www.prosoftlab.com/tdgolica/01TDGolica.html Golica tourist association site]
* [http://www.jesenice.si Jesenice municipality site (in Slovene)]
* [http://www.geopedia.si/#L410_F10097894_T105_b4_x428185_y147679_s14 Planina pod Golico on Geopedia]