Ethnological Cultural Heritage

The TNP Authority has participated in the renovation of several ethnological monuments, e.g. the Pocar Farm in Zgornja Radovna, the Planina Za Skalo pasture, hayracks (kozolci) in Studor v Bohinju

The ethnological heritage of the TNP includes several homesteads (e.g. clusters of houses in Lepena, Trenta and Soča, in Log pod Mangartom and an occasional homestead in several other settlements). Mountain pastures and pastoral settlements are an important element of the ethnological heritage of the area. The wide area of Bohinj, the upper reaches of the Soča and the Koritnica rivers and the Tolminka and Zadlašica basins boast over 40 registered pastures. The next important group of ethnological monuments are individual cultural clusters, registered under settlement heritage of the TNP (the villages Gorjuše, Krnica, Stara Fužina, Studor v Bohinju, Strmec na Predelu, Tolminske Ravne, and the hamlets Pri cerkvi in Trenta and Laz in Zadlaz). Cultural monuments include mid-altitude pastoral homesteads combining a stable and a hayloft (prestaje), grain pantries (kašče), small cottages (kajže), and iron foundries and sawmills scattered around the protected area. An exceptional cultural monument is also a compact group of double hayracks just outside the settlement Studor v Bohinju.

With the purpose of preserving its cultural heritage, the TNP organises ethnological workshops for children, teenagers and adults. The workshops contribute to the preservation of typical activities, knowledge and skills (e.g. tool making, weaving, iron-making) and promotion of authentic products or artefacts (milking chairs, sinks, brooms, wooden spoons and ladles, toys, etc.)