Holiday apartment in Ljubno ob Savinji – Rafting tradition and culture

Ljubno ob Savinji brings its history to life particularly vividly through the river and rafting. During the main summer season from 15 June to 15 September, you can explore the interactive Rafting Collection in Ljubno independently; the same applies during school holidays during the TIC's opening hours from 08:00 to 16:00. At the KLS Cultural and Congress Centre, the Flosarska Pripoved programme presents a 500-year tradition of rafting on the Savinja. As part of this programme, visitors can also experience a ride on a traditional raft themselves.

Culture

The traditional culture of the town includes the collection of Ljubno Palm Sunday bundles, which has been recognised as intangible cultural heritage of national importance. A rare river-stone floor covering known as “kuglflašter” is still preserved in the entrance hall of the Fašun House. The Fašun House, also known as “Pri Fašunu”, is a designated cultural monument and, based on its condition and appearance, is dated to the first half of the 19th century.

The Church of St Elizabeth in Ljubno is a Gothic building that lost its essential Gothic features in the fire of 1798. The external Gothic buttresses and several frescoes on the exterior walls have been preserved. Its furnishings include an organ made in 1793 by Anton Scholz from Celje, which was extensively restored in 1992. The blessing of the Ljubno Palm Sunday bundles takes place every year in the square in front of the church.

In Rosulje stands the Church of the Assumption of Mary with an octagonal bell tower. Its present building was erected after the former church was demolished in 1830. The church is also known for a Gothic chalice dating from 1512.

Nature and trails

The 5.3-kilometre-long riverside trail from Ljubno runs along the Savinja and passes the Vrbje event area. There you will find the Preužitkarska House, an open-air mini-museum and the Rafters' Hut. The Ob Ljubnici theme trail starts next to the municipal building in Ljubno and takes about 30 minutes. Information boards explain the town's natural and cultural heritage.

The Ob Ljubnici theme trail offers views of the town centre and its hinterland, the ski-jumping hill, the Smrekovec-Komen ridge, the Tirske peči cliffs below Golte and Menina planina. At the access point to the Savinja, visitors can watch kayaking and rafting descents and prepare for the descent themselves.

Fishing permits for the Ljubno fishing district are available at the Ribiški dom Ljubno and at several points of sale in the area around Ljubno ob Savinji. The Zgornjesavinjski fishing district of Ljubno, managed by the Ribiška družina Ljubno, is divided into four sections: Savinja 1, Savinja 2, Savinja 3 including the trophy section, and the fly-fishing pond near the fisherman's house.

Events and sports

The Jožefov sejem fair is traditionally held every year in Ljubno ob Savinji. The Flosarski bal is also an ethnographic event held in Ljubno ob Savinji and is one of the oldest ethnographic events in Slovenia. At Atelšek, between Ljubno and Luče on the Savinja, visitors can still see the traditional burning of quicklime as practised by earlier generations. During the traditional Flosarski bal, this lime burning can be experienced live every year one week before the first Sunday in August.

The Foršt sports and recreation park includes paved playing areas for football, basketball and volleyball. The ski-jumping facility in Ljubno has a plastic mat, making ski jumping possible during the warmer part of the year as well. Women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competitions are held in Ljubno ob Savinji.

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Other town pages

For the next step, you can also visit the town pages for Mozirje, Gornji Grad, Bočna, Šmihel nad Mozirjem, Rečica Ob Savinji, Luče, Solčava and Radegunda.

To the higher-level travel overview: Mozirje.