Discover Bukovo: Culture, Cycling Routes and Holiday Apartments

In Bukovo, St. Leonard's Church is considered one of the oldest churches in the Cerkno area; it is said to have existed here as early as 1594.

Church and Cultural Heritage

St. Leonard's Church has a main altar with a new statue of St. Leonard. The original statue of St. Leonard from the former wooden church is located in a chapel behind the old rectory; this chapel was restored in 2002 and decorated with new frescoes.

As an archaeological heritage site, Gomilnica in Bukovo is recorded under EŠD number 23327. The chapel of Bukovo is recorded as architectural heritage under EŠD number 21001. The hamlet of Krtečne in Bukovo is recorded as settlement heritage under EŠD number 16275. The NOB monument of Bukovo is recorded as memorial heritage under EŠD number 21002.

In Bukovo, archaeological, architectural, settlement and memorial heritage can therefore be viewed at various named locations. The EŠD numbers mark the respective entries separately, while the church, chapel, hamlet and monument make different forms of local history visible.

Church Hill and Monument

Centuries-old lime trees stand on the church hill at the end of Bukovo. The Bukovo monument is located in the cemetery next to the church in Bukovo. It is a stone obelisk with name plaques attached to the cemetery wall.

The area below the church remains a popular meeting place for the residents of Bukovo and Zakojca.

Routes and Cycling Trails

On the Cerkno side, the shorter and steeper access road from Reka to Zakojca runs through Bukovo.

Cycling Trail No. 7 runs through Bukovo to the junction for Zakojca and Grahovo. It also follows a long, winding and steep climb to the dispersed settlement of Bukovski vrh. Trail No. 2 runs for approximately 9 kilometres through Bukovo, Kojca and Jesenica.

The return route from Kojca runs over meadows and through the forest to the Jesenica–Bukovo main road. This means that different route characteristics are found side by side in Bukovo: Trail No. 7 is characterised by its junction, climb and bends, while Trail No. 2 describes a different route framework through its approximate length and the named locations.

Those comparing the routes around Bukovo can consider direction, gradient, route length and landscape progression separately. This preserves the access road from Reka to Zakojca, the return route to the Jesenica–Bukovo main road and the two trails as distinct points of reference.

For a holiday apartment in Bukovo, travel dates, room category and cancellation policies may provide different points of comparison. Personal priorities can be organised between church and monument heritage and the cycling routes. Accommodation details and specific local features remain separate, while both aspects can be incorporated together into one's own travel planning and allow for different travel plans.

Other Places

Other local pages: Srednja Kanomlja, Idrija, Cerkno, Vojsko, Zakriž, Črni Vrh, Lome

To the overarching travel overview: Idrija.