Graščina v Bistri je bila zgrajena v 13. stoletju kot kartuzija oziroma samostan tihih menihov. Zatem je bila dvorec gospodov Galletov, danes pa je v njej urejen Tehniški muzej Slovenije. e castle in Bistra was built in the 13th century as a charterhouse or monastery of the silent monks. Later, it was transformed into a manor of the Galle Lords and in the current times, it houses the Technical Museum of Slovenia.

Med prvo in drugo svetovno vojno je Kraljevina Jugoslavija na zahodnih mejah zgradila vojaško obrambno linijo – Rupnikovo linijo. Ob bunkerjih omenjene linije je na Zaplani urejena učna pot. During World War I and World War II, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia established a military defense line on its western borders known as the ‘Rupnik’ line. On Zaplana, an educational path is set up along the bunkers.

»Stanovali smo v beli hišici na Klancu. Spominjam se samo še na majhna, zelena okna in na velikega petelina na strehi, ki se je sukal in vrtil ob najmanjši sapici,« se je svojega doma spominjal Ivan Cankar. ‘We lived in a small white house on Klanec. All I remember were the small, green windows and the big roof rooster which spun around with the slightest breeze,’ recalled Ivan Cankar speaking about his childhood home.

»Bela kakor nevesta« se na »Fijolni gori« nad Vrhniko sveti cerkev sv. Trojice. Zgrajena v 17. stoletju menda pod seboj skriva pokopano jezero. Fijolna hill with a snowy white Church of the Holy Trinity overlooks the town of Vrhnika. e church was built in the 17th century and the legend says there is a lake underneath.

Ivan Cankar »Mnogokaj sem študiral v svojem življenju, ali tako bogate in koristne učenosti, kakor jo daje svojim učencem enajsta šola pod mostom, nisem zadobil nikjer in nikoli,« je zapisal Ivan Cankar. Največji slovenski pisatelj se je rodil na Klancu za cerkvijo svetega Lenarta. Pričaka vas v središču Vrhnike, kjer sedi na kamnu in zamišljeno zre proti Triglavu. ‘I studied many things in my life,’ wrote Ivan Cankar, ‘but nowhere and never have I received as rich and useful education as the eleventh school under the bridge oers its students.’ Slovenia's greatest writer was born in Klanec just behind the Church of St. Leonard. His statue will greet you in the centre of Vrhnika, gazing towards Triglav with a pensive look.

Koliščarji so bili prvi stalni prebivalci na Ljubljanskem barju, kjer je bilo pred 6600 leti še jezero. Svoje hiše so gradili na kolih ob njegovi obali. S prekinitvami so tod živeli kar 3000 let. Bili so lovci, ribiči, poljedelci, živinorejci, izvrstni lončarji in kovači, znali so izdelati celo leseno kolo. e pile dwellers, or ‘koliščarji’ in Slovenian, were the rst permanent residents of the Ljubljana Marsh, where once was a lake 6600 years ago. ey built their houses on wooden poles by the side of the lake. ey lived here for 3,000 years with some interruptions. ey were hunters, shermen, farmers, cattle farmers, skilled potters and smiths, and inventors of the wooden wheel. Pile dwellers

corn crake 'Kreks-kreks' se sliši iz visoke trave na Ljubljanskem barju v nočeh med začetkom maja in sredino julija. Tako se oglaša kosec, plašna ptica selivka, ki si svoje gnezdo naredi kar na tleh vlažnega travnika. In the time between May and mid-July, bird chirping crex-crex is coming from the tall grass of the Ljubljana Marshes at night. It is the corncrake, a shy migratory bird that builds its nest on the wet meadow.

Kucler Quarry Razglašen je za naravni geološki spomenik. V preteklosti so v njem kopali črni plastnat pnenec triasne starosti, ki je eden naših najlepših naravnih kamnov. V njem najdemo številne mikro in makrofosile. Slednji predstavljajo bogato in dobro ohranjeno školjčno favno, ena izmed njih je tudi školjka Myophoria kefersteini. Najlepšo vilo v Ljubljanski pokrajini je dal leta 1911 zgraditi trgovec z lesom Josip Kunstel. Josip Kunstel, a wood merchant, built the most beautiful villa in the Ljubljana region in 1911. It was declared a natural geological monument and was once mined for black layered Carnian limestone of Triassic age, which is one of the most beautiful natural stones in our country. It contains numerous micro and macrofossils. e latter contain a diverse and well-preserved bivalve fauna, including the Myophoria kefersteini.

The Argo ship Legendarni grški junak Jazon je s svojimi vojščaki Argonavti v Kolhidi ob Črnem morju ukradel zlato runo in kraljično Medejo. Pred zasledovalci je bežal po Donavi, Savi in Ljubljanici vse do Vrhnike. Tu so si ladjo Argo oprtali na ramena in jo odnesli do Jadranskega morja, od tam pa domov. e legendary Greek hero Jason and his warriors, the Argonauts, stole the Golden Fleece and Queen Medea from the Colchis by the Black Sea. He was trying to escape his pursuers going along the Danube, Sava, and Ljubljanica rivers all the way to Vrhnika. Here, his men lied the ship Argo onto their shoulders and carried it to the Adriatic Sea and from there, they returned home.

Mikl'čeva kašča je stara vsaj štiristo let, v njej pa so se zbirale dajatve za kartuzijo Bistra. V kaščah so tudi sicer nekoč shranjevali živež: meso, poljščine, žito. e Miklc Granary dates back at least 400 years and was used to collect fees for the Bistra charterhouse. Granaries once served for storing food such as meat, crops, and grain. Miklc Granary Ob potoku Bela, ki se napaja iz Lintverna, je nekoč stal mlin, znan kot stari mlin oz. »star maln«. Danes je tam prijetno gostišče s kopališčem. Mlinsko kolo Mill wheel A mill, known as the old mill or ‘star maln’, once stood next to the Bela stream, which is fed by Lintvern. Nowadays, you can nd a pleasant guesthouse there with a natural swimming area.

Edina slovenska avtohtona sladkovodna želva je mesojedi plenilec Ljubljanskega barja, ki jo z obilico sreče srečamo tudi v potočkih, močvirjih in bajerjih na Vrhniškem. Slovenia's only indigenous freshwater turtle is a carnivorous predator of the Ljubljana Marshe that can be found with a bit of luck in streams, marshes, and ponds in and around Vrhnika. Močvirska logarica ali po domače »pirh« ob začetku pomladi čudovito obarva mokrotne barjanske travnike na Vrhniškem. Močvirski tulipan Snake's head European pond turtle e blossoms of Snake's head fritillary, or ‘Easter egg’ in the local dialect, brighten the wet bog meadows of Vrhnika at the start of spring.

Na območju Starih gmajn na Verdu pri Vrhniki so leta 2002 izkopali do danes najstarejše ohranjeno leseno kolo z osjo na svetu, staro kar 5.200 let. Iz jesenovega in hrastovega lesa so ga mojstrsko izdelali koliščarji. e world's oldest preserved wooden wheel with an axis, dating back 5,200 years, was discovered in the area of Stare gmajne in Verd near Vrhnika in 2002. e wheel, made of ash and oak wood, was masterfully craed by the pile dwellers. The oldest wooden wheel Skrivnostna reka Ljubljanica ima na Vrhniki množico izvirov, od Bistre do Močilnika, a najmočnejši so v Retovju, kjer izvira Velika Ljubljanica. e mysterious river Ljubljanica has numerous springs in Vrhnika, from Bistra to Močilnik, but the strongest are in Retovje at the spring of Velika Ljubljanica.

Rimski zid Na pobočjih nad Vrhniko so v 3.–5. stoletju starodavni Rimljani zgradili veliki obrambni zid, ki je branil notranji del njihovega imperija. Ob zidu je speljana prijetna sprehajalna pot s pravljično dogodivščino. e ancient Romans built a large defensive wall on the slopes above Vrhnika in the 3rd to 5th centuries to defend the inner parts of the empire. A pleasant walking path with a fairy-tale adventure runs along the wall. Roman Wall

»Nekoč sem si zaželel črne kave,« je v svoji najznamenitejši zgodbi Skodelica kave zapisal pisatelj Ivan Cankar. In his most famous story, A Cup of Coee, the writer Ivan Cankar wrote, ‘I once wished for a cup of black coee.’ Najdba egipčanskega skarabeja na Vrhniki leta 2006 je prva tovrstna najdba na slovenskem ozemlju. Potrjuje trgovski značaj rimske naselbine Nauportus, ki je pred dvema tisočletjema stala na območju današnje Vrhnike. Najverjetneje gre za spominek rimskega popotnika, ki mu je služil kot amulet za srečo. Scarab e discovery of the Egyptian scarab in Vrhnika in 2006 was the rst of its kind on Slovenian soil. It conrms the commercial nature of the Roman settlement of Nauportus, located in the area of today's Vrhnika two millennia ago. Most likely, it was a Roman traveller's souvenir that served as his good-luck charm.

Hrib Planina nad Vrhniko (733 m) je priljubljena točka izletnikov. Na vrhu ob planinskem domu stoji lesen stolp, ki je visok 22 metrov in je eden izmed najvišjih lesenih samostoječih objektov v Sloveniji. Planina Tower e Planina hill above Vrhnika (733 m) is a popular hiking destina - tion. A wooden tower is build on the top of the hill next to a mountain hut. With its 22 metres it is one of Slovenia's tallest free-standing wooden buildings.

Lintvern, izvir potoka Bele, je kraški sifon, ki kot občasni bruhalnik ali zaganjalka bruha vodo v določenih presledkih. Stari ljudje so trdili, da razpenjeno vodo bruha zmaj Lintvern in z njo občasno tudi svoje mladiče, ki pa so bili na las podobni človeškim ribicam. Lintvern, the Bela stream's source, is a karst syphon that spews water at regular intervals like a gargoyle or starter. According to a legend, the Lintvern dragon spewed frothy water and occasionally also its ospring, looking similar to olms. Zmaj Lintvern Lintvern dragon

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