{"id":7761,"date":"2023-12-10T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T12:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/?page_id=7761"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:13:37","slug":"svete-gore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/kulturne-zanimivosti\/svete-gore\/","title":{"rendered":"Svete gore above Bistrica ob Sotli"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Svete gore is an ancient cult and pilgrimage centre on the hill of the same name above Bistrica ob Sotli (Zagaj).<\/p>

At the top of the hill, at an altitude of 527m, there are five religious buildings. The main church of Svete gore, dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, was first mentioned in 1265 as Monte Sancte Marie. Today, the early Baroque St. Mary’s Church has the appearance of a basilica, painted by Toma\u017e Fantoni between 1868 and 1871. The most eye-catching feature of the church is the throne of Mary with Jesus in the nave. It is interesting that the clothes of the statue of Mary are regularly changed.<\/p>

Four smaller chapels stand along the ridge around the main church: Lourdes Chapel, the Chapels of St. Sebastian and St. Fabian, and the Chapels of St. George and St. Martin, which are among the oldest sacral buildings in Slovenia. In the chapel of St George, above the portal, we find the image of Orans \u2013 a relief of a praying man carved in stone with an illegible inscription, which has not been deciphered to this day.<\/p>

Since 2000, 15 stations of the wooden Stations of the Cross, the work of academic sculptor Stane Jarm, have been accompanying us from the foot of the hill to the top of Svete gore.<\/p>

In front of St. Mary’s Church, you can admire the imposing statue of A. Martin Slom\u0161ek, the work of local artist, local resident Franci \u010cernel\u010d.<\/p>

Svete gore were once a much-visited pilgrimage centre. The main pilgrimage is on 8 September, and a service is held every Sunday from 1 May until St Martin’s Sunday.<\/p>

The top of Svete gore offers a beautiful view of the Croatian Zagorje, Dona\u010dka gora and Bo\u010d, and in good weather you can also see the slopes of Pohorje and the Kamnik Alps.<\/p>

You can also walk to Svete Gore from Bistrica ob Sotli along the former 2.2km long pilgrimage footpath, or from Podsreda Castle along a 9km long forest trail.<\/p>

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