Holiday Apartment in Horjul: Nature, Culture and Hiking Trails to Kožljek

Horjul is located in the Horjul Valley, surrounded by picturesque natural scenery.

Nature

The snake’s-head fritillary, also known as the fritillary or chess flower and bearing the scientific name Fritillaria meleagris, grows in the marshy soils of the Horjul Valley. The snake’s-head fritillary in the Horjul Valley is protected in Slovenia and listed as an endangered species on the national Red List.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Margaret is the parish church of Horjul and its most significant cultural and historical landmark. It was first mentioned in 1526; its presbytery contains frescoes by the painter Janez Šubic from 1877.

The cemetery in Horjul contains a Pietà relief by France Kralj from 1923. It also features a surrounding wall built according to the instructions of Jože Plečnik.

An ethnological collection is open to the public in Horjul. It includes sections on crafts and handicrafts, firefighting, mountaineering, travel, schnapps distilling, fruit pressing and rural life.

Sports and Trails

Horjul has a well-equipped sports centre that has been in operation for several years. The sports hall in Športni park Horjul can be used for sports training, competitions and recreational sports by clubs, public institutions, organisations, private individuals and companies.

Popular hiking trails lead from Horjul to the 788-metre-high Kožljek hill. At Koreno, two mountain hiking trails branch off: one is used for the ascent and the other for the descent, creating a circular route.

The starting point of the Koreno hiking route can be reached by the LPP 56 city bus. The cycling route from Horjul to Koreno is not marked; a map or GPX track is recommended for using it.

At the Pr'Janš tourist farm in the village of Koreno, 4 km from Horjul, guests are offered homemade foods such as cured meat products, hot dishes, apple strudel and Špehovka. Horjulski piškoti are prepared according to a traditional local baking recipe.

Holiday Apartment in Horjul

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Other local pages at the same regional level: Skaručna, Medno, Mački, Gabrje, Ig, Škofljica, Gradišče, Rob

To the broader travel overview: Ljubljana.