Big Pasture Plateau
{{Short description|Mountain plateau in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Slovenia}}
{{Redirect|Velika planina|the dispersed high-elevation settlement|Velika Planina}}
The Big Pasture Plateau{{cite journal|last1=Hrvatin|first1=Mauro|last2=Perko|first2=Drago|title=Landscape Characteristics of Common Land in Slovenia|journal=Acta Geographica Slovenica|date=2008|volume=48|issue=1|pages=7–32}}{{cite web|title=Discover the Beautiful Slovenian Mountains|url=https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/tours-and-trips/discover-the-beautiful-slovenian-mountains/|website=Visit Ljubljana|access-date=May 8, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Best of Ljubljana Single Trails|url=http://www.visit-goodplace.com/tours/best-of-ljubljana-single-trails/|website=VisitGoodPlace|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185247/http://www.visit-goodplace.com/tours/best-of-ljubljana-single-trails/|archive-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Loštrek |first1=Neža |title=Last Days of the Pasturing Season on the Big Pasture Plateau |url=https://www.total-slovenia-news.com/travel/1954-last-days-of-the-pasturing-season-on-the-big-pasture-plateau |access-date=April 21, 2019 |work=Total Slovenia News |date=August 29, 2018}}{{cite news |title=Top 7 Places to Go in Slovenia If You Are a Nature Addict |url=https://www.adria.si/en/onair-magazine/article/top-7-places-to-go-in-slovenia-if-you-are-a-nature-addict |access-date=April 21, 2019 |work=Onair Magazine |agency=Adria}} ({{langx|sl|Velika planina|}} {{Audio|Sl-VelikaPlanina.oga|pronunciation}}) is a karstified mountain plateau in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps northeast of Kamnik, Slovenia. It measures {{convert|5.8|km2|abbr=off}} and has an average elevation of {{convert|1500|m|abbr=off}} above sea level. Its highest point is Mount Gradišče, at {{convert|1666|m|abbr=on}}. There are numerous herders' dwellings that comprise several settlement areas: Velika Planina 'Big Pasture', Mala Planina 'Little Pasture', Gojška Planina 'Gozd Pasture' (named for the village of Gozd'Čerček, Edvard. "Planine v južnih Kamniških Alpah (s karto v prilogi in 5 slikami v besedilu)." Geografski vestnik 20/21: 37–85, p. 60.), Tiha Dolina 'Quiet Valley', and others. The Big Pasture Plateau is a tourist destination both in winter as a ski resort and in summer as a place for relaxation.
History
There is evidence that man has been present on the Big Pasture Plateau since prehistoric times.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} In Medieval times the plateau was used for pasturing.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} The oldest huts, which date from the 16th century, are nearly identical to the present Preskar Hut ({{langx|sl|Preskarjeva bajta}}).{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} The hut is oval, covered from roof to ground with shingles, without windows, doors, or a chimney.
In the winter of 1931–1932 a new form of tourism began, known as bajtarstvo, which involved renting the huts in the winter when there was no pasturing. During the Second World War, German forces and the Slovene Home Guard burned all of the huts to the ground.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} The chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, built in 1938 by the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, was also burned, but it was rebuilt in 1988.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
Starting points
- With cable car from the Kamnik Bistrica Valley
- From the Volovljek Pass (by car)
- 3h: from Stahovica via Saint Primus' Church above Kamnik
- 5h: from the Kamnik Bistrica Valley and Kopišč via Dol
- 4h: from the Kocbek Lodge at Korošica
- 4½h: from Luče via the Volovljek Pass
Ski resort
There is a small ski resort with a cable car, one two-seat chairlift, and six surface lifts. The length of tracks is 6 km. For environmental reasons, artificial snow cannot be produced.{{clarify|date=September 2013}}
Mountain lodges
- Črnuče Lodge at Little Pasture ({{lang|sl|Črnuški dom na Mali planini}}, 1526 m)
- Domžale Lodge at Little Pasture ({{lang|sl|Domžalski dom na Mali planini}}, 1534 m)
- Jarše Lodge at Little Pasture ({{lang|sl|Jarški dom na Mali Planini}}, 1520 m)
Gallery
File:Velika planina 04.jpg|Largest settlement on the Big Pasture Plateau
File:Velika planina 03.jpg|Highest point of the Big Pasture Plateau
File:Velika planina 05.jpg|The Big Pasture Plateau in April
References
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External links
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- [http://www.hiking-trail.net/mountain/gradisce_velika_planina/3/169 Routes, Description, & Photos]
- [http://www.velikaplanina.si/ Tourism page]
- [http://www.hribi.net/spletna_kamera/velika_planina/12 WebCam]
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{{Coord|46|17|43.82|N|14|39|12.67|E|type:mountain_region:SI_dim:4300|display=title}}
Category:Karst plateaus of Slovenia