{"id":9125,"date":"2024-08-24T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/?page_id=9125"},"modified":"2025-12-07T12:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:35:14","slug":"naravne-znamenitosti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/strokovni-del\/narava\/naravne-znamenitosti\/","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL ATTRACTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9125\" class=\"elementor elementor-9125\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8897165 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8897165\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d0dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d0dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><a href=\"#bistrice\">BISTRICA GORGE<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"#zelenjak\"><strong>ZELENJAK<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lurska\"><strong>LUR\u0160KA CAVE<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#gruska\"><strong>GRUSKA CAVE<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#kremencev\"><strong>QUARTZ SAND\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ajdovska\"><strong>AJDOVSKA \u017dENA<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#bister\"><strong>BISTER GRABEN<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#drevesni\"><strong>ANCIENT TREES<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#slapovi\"><strong>WATERFALLS<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#osameli\"><strong>SOLITARY KARST<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85ff08 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d85ff08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7f86b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f7f86b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec2472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec2472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"zelenjak\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">ZELENJAK<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc498a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc498a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc34a9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc34a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28271c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28271c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zelenjak is a gorge of the Sotla River near Kun\u0161perk. It is a hydrological, geomorphological, and ecosystem natural value of national importance.<\/p><p>The Sotla River has cut a 1.5km-long gorge into the Triassic limestone and dolomite below the village of Kun\u0161perk. The steep and wooded slopes are interspersed with numerous rocky outcrops, precipitous cliffs, a natural window in the steep slope, and several karst caves.<\/p><p>The wealth of geodiversity is complemented by a rich biodiversity. Plants include the rare Moehringia bavarica, houseleek, some species of forest orchids, saxifrages, wood burdock, spindle, and many ferns.<\/p><p>In addition to many protected butterflies (the southern festoon <em>(Zerynthia polyxena), <\/em>Jersey tiger<em> (Callimorpha quadripunctaria) <\/em>and beetles (the stag beetle <em>(Lucanus cervus), <\/em>horned beetle <em>(Morimus funerus)<\/em> and the rosalia longicorn <em>(Rosalia alpina))<\/em>, the area is also home to birds of prey, owls, woodpeckers, bats, and chamois. Beavers and otters have taken up residence in the Sotla River.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b408a38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b408a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c196ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c196ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9126\" alt=\"zelenjak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1ddb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e1ddb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9127\" alt=\"zelenjak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/zelenjak1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52eb127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52eb127\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2906c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2906c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"bistrice\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BISTRICE GORGE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc4279 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cc4279\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f03d30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f03d30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf18be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccf18be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bistrica River created an epigenetic gorge in the middle reaches between Treb\u010de and Zagaj when it was trapped by its own alluvium, became embedded in harder, more resistant rocks, and created a deep and narrow gorge that is one of the few that has not been encroached upon by human hands. Some rare and even endangered botanical species grow in the gorge, among others: Carniolan lily, yellow onion, hairy houseleek, yellow whitlow-grass, yellow bellflower, and butcher\u2019s-broom. Interesting representatives of the animal kingdom include scorpions, various dragonflies, amphibians, vultures, chamois, wild boar, while trout and crayfish can be found in the water.<\/p><p>It is protected as a separate geomorphological natural value Zagaj \u2013 Bistrica Gorge and as a natural monument.<\/p><p>The gorge covers an area of 408ha (4.08km\u00b2), and is the best preserved and most picturesque gorge in the eastern part of Slovenia. The central part of the gorge is impassable, another of the few natural gems that people have to hide from themselves.<\/p><p>The Bistrica Gorge is one of the best preserved and most picturesque river gorges in eastern Slovenia and represents an excellently preserved part of the river biotope. It is of great geomorphological, hydrological, botanical, and zoological importance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247cda4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"247cda4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe4997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efe4997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistric.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9155\" alt=\"soteska-bistrice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistric.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistric-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5fa44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c5fa44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistricee.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistricee.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/soteska-bistricee-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7164f70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7164f70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3161f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3161f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"lurska\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LUR\u0160KA CAVE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd423d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dd423d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7427f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b7427f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11b1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e11b1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Lur\u0161ka Cave below Zagorje is a sinkhole in sandstone of Miocene age (about 20 million years old), up to 38 metres wide and 17 metres high, which is now heavily overgrown with moss and ivy. Water seeps through in several places and collects at the bottom to form small streams. In some places, water seepage through the moss has already led to the formation of tuff.<\/p><p>People attribute the miraculous power of the water that springs here to heal the eyes. About a 100 years ago, a stone altar with a cross and a statue of the Virgin Mary was built under a sandstone overhanging rock in the middle of the forest. In the cliff above the altar were stone steps, which used to be decorated with flowers by school children. Church services, especially vespers, were performed in the Lur\u0161ka Cave until 1925, when the bishop banned the services. The pilgrims who made the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Mercy in Zagorje also passed through the Lur\u0161ka Cave.<\/p><p>After the war, the cave was used as a waste dump. The cave has recently been cleaned and the water is suitable for drinking. Today, as in the past, pilgrims once again pass through the Lur\u0161ka Cave and perform devotions in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188a759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"188a759\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcb876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dcb876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9157\" alt=\"lur\u0161ka-jama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a2dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9a2dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama-1.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lurska-jama-1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d218f94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d218f94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f7e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2f7e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"gruska\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRUSKA CAVE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bba332 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bba332\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e884867 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e884867\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef8f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef8f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Gruska Cave is the largest, oldest and most important geomorphological natural value of national importance within the protected area.<\/p><p>Located north of Kozje, it is the largest and most distinctive of the pocket valleys. The enclosed end of the valley is a 30-metre-high, vertical wall of lithothamnion limestone. This is a type of limestone that formed in the Tertiary and contains remnants of lithothamnion. Lithotamnias are red algae that used to be deposited in the Pannonian Sea. After death, they turn into crustose and dome-shaped white layers inside the rock. The special structure formed by fossilised algae makes the lithothamnion limestone very interesting, as its composition and structure are indicative of the environment in the sea at that time.<\/p><p>The Gruska stream rises below the wall. The valley is marked by two caves, Gruska (spring) and the Hermit\u2019s Cave.<\/p><p>The Hermit&#8217;s Cave is formed in lithothamnion limestones, it is 22 metres long, and has the characteristics of a dry tunnel. The cave was once a spring, and the shape of today&#8217;s tunnel is the result of corrosion and erosion.<\/p><p>The Gruska Cave \u2013 a spring \u2013 is located in a steep cliff at the end of the Gruska Valley. It is a 26-metre-long horizontal tunnel. The entrance to the cave is 5 metres wide and a bit more than a metre high.<\/p><p>Gruska is a beautiful example of a solitary karst phenomenon in Kozjansko. It only occurs where the bedrock is lithothamnion limestone, dolomite and lacustrine limestone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7a892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d7a892\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522452e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"522452e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9159\" alt=\"gruska-jama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c202cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c202cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama-jama.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9160\" alt=\"gruska-jama\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama-jama.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gruska-jama-jama-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cbf3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22cbf3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae017aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae017aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"kremencev\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUARTZ SAND<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d165e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d165e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929bb22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"929bb22\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c6ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c6ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Quartz sand was washed into the Bizeljsko area millions of years ago by the Pannonian Sea, and a colony of bee-eaters <em>(Merops apiaster<\/em>) found a home in a quartz sand pit of Bizeljsko. It is an endangered and protected species that has found a suitable nesting site here. The wider area of the abandoned sand pit is a nature conservation value, where the bee-eater&#8217;s nesting can be monitored undisturbed from the observatory from the beginning of May until the end of July.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to the bee-eater, local people have also used the quartz sand to their advantage. Due to the specific structure of the sand, caves called repnice were dug in the sand to store turnips and other field produce. The caves have a constant temperature and humidity, which are important factors for the proper binding of silicate particles. The deepest is 12.5 metres long.<\/p><p>Today, repnice are used as unique wine cellars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa001c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fa001c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7546507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7546507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kremencev-pesek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kremencev-pesek.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kremencev-pesek-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f52af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41f52af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/peskokop-zupjek.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9162\" alt=\"peskokop-\u017eupjek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/peskokop-zupjek.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/peskokop-zupjek-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb85c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbb85c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937b427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"937b427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"bister\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BISTER GRABEN<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5295705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5295705\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f939444 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f939444\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aca90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aca90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just outside Kozje, the Bister graben stream has carved a narrow valley called Bister graben. Here, animal and plant lovers can observe many interesting specimens. The valley is a very good starting point for further visits along the Castle Trail to the ruins of Kozje Castle, to Vilna pe\u010d \u2013 a rock outcrop below the summit of Bredi\u010d, or from the valley along the slopes of Vetrnik.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c053d6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c053d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792eb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"792eb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben-pot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9150\" alt=\"bister-graben-pot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben-pot.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben-pot-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c29daaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c29daaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bister-graben-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635baf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"635baf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393af14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393af14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"ajdovska\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AJDOVSKA \u017dENA (PAGAN WOMAN)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7957e6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7957e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e680faf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e680faf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d770221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d770221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a steep forested slope above the Bistrica River, a picturesque rock named the <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Ajdovska \u017eena (Pagan Woman)<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong> was created in granular dolomite after the softer rock had been washed away. It is a geomorphological surface natural monument \u2013 a rock outcrop, anthropomorphic in appearance. Ajdovska \u017eena is approximately 12 metres high (approximately 7 metres on the gently sloping side) and approximately 2 metres wide. It reminds of a woman with a child in her arms.<\/p><p>How was the Pagan Woman petrified? The legend of the Pagan Woman is well known in Kozjansko. It says that the pagans, the giants, had to go from Pil\u0161tanj to the valley, to Bistrica, to get water, because there was none at Pil\u0161tanj. One day, a pagan woman, with her child in her arms, went to the valley once again to get water. The walk back up the steep hill with water in the scorching sun was tiring. She cursed the sun and was petrified as punishment. You will still see her standing there today. Only the child she was clutching to her chest had long ago rolled off her lap and into the valley, leaving her alone, wrapped in the green of the ivy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a43d7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a43d7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e5c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7e5c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-681x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9149\" alt=\"ajdovska \u017eena\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ajdovska-zena_barbara-plostajner-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e143424 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e143424\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07d252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e07d252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"drevesni\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANCIENT TREES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5f052 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d5f052\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8f847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff8f847\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b117a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b117a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kozjansko Park is an extremely rich place in terms of the heritage of exceptional trees, with at least twelve venerable oaks over 250 years old. The linden in Bizeljsko, the \u017duraj oak in Kri\u017ean vrh, the hollies on Vetrnik, and the plane tree in Kozje are just a few of them. There are also numerous linden trees that are older than 200 years and with a trunk circumference at breast height exceeding 400cm, an extremely old and large service tree, one of the largest yew trees in Slovenia, huge chestnut trees, as well as exotic species, such as extraordinary pine trees, giant sequoias, honey locusts, cryptomeria, sycamore trees, as well as catalpas in the park next to Pi\u0161ece castle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6e97c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc6e97c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1486962 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1486962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rajglov-cer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rajglov-cer.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rajglov-cer-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec117c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec117c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lipa-pri-gradu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9148\" alt=\"lipa-pri-gradu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lipa-pri-gradu.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lipa-pri-gradu-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e32432 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e32432\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9209c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9209c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"slapovi\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WATERFALLS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a518f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6a518f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d79556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d79556\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39377b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39377b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Also waterfalls occur in the Kozjansko area, of course on a smaller scale, but in terms of scenic beauty they are often not inferior to the larger and better-known waterfalls. Many smaller hill streams flow down the steep hill slopes of Kozjansko. Where the stream keeps flowing over harder and softer rock, thousands of years of erosion (removal of rock) created larger and smaller waterfalls. In many places, the calcium carbonate excretion on organic (plant and animal) waste has created tufa barriers and waterfalls. Tufa barriers are natural formations created when water rich in calcium carbonate flows over plant and animal remains, gradually leaching the calcium carbonate and forming a hard, rocky layer. Kozjansko waterfalls are mostly hidden in ravines, in hard-to-reach areas.<\/p><p>The best known and most visited are probably the Bohor waterfalls on the southern slopes of Bohor, which is part of the Kozjansko and Obsotelje biosphere area. The themed \u201cTrail of Four Waterfalls\u201d passes by four waterfalls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293e570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"293e570\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be58e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be58e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bohorski-slapovi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9134\" alt=\"bohorski-slapovi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bohorski-slapovi.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bohorski-slapovi-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91da280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91da280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/slap-gruska.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9136\" alt=\"slap-gruska\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/slap-gruska.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/slap-gruska-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49943b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49943b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332b734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"332b734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"osameli\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOLITARY KARST<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c9f16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27c9f16\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05a9b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b05a9b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b6783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b6783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A special feature of the Kozjansko region is the solitary karst phenomenon, including sinkholes, dry valleys, springs, swallow holes, caves and abysses. This phenomenon can be found in areas of lithothamnion limestone, which used to be an important construction material since handymen used it to create portals, stones for manual presses and mills. Lithothamnion limestone is a rock derived from fossilised red algae. These algae form solid limestone structures which, over time, turn into limestone that can be used as a building material. The Pusti\u0161ekova pol\u0161na cave is recognised as a Natura 2000 site (SI3000138) mainly because of the bats that inhabit it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db2370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2db2370\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7147c78 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7147c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banov-vrt-gorjane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9132\" alt=\"banov-vrt-gorjane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banov-vrt-gorjane.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/banov-vrt-gorjane-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b9652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9b9652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/osamelec-zelenjak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9133\" alt=\"osamelec-zelenjak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/osamelec-zelenjak.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/osamelec-zelenjak-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>BISTRICA GORGE ZELENJAK LUR\u0160KA CAVE GRUSKA CAVE QUARTZ SAND\u00a0\u00a0 AJDOVSKA \u017dENA BISTER GRABEN ANCIENT TREES WATERFALLS SOLITARY KARST ZELENJAK Zelenjak is a gorge of the Sotla River near Kun\u0161perk. It is a hydrological, geomorphological, and ecosystem natural value of national importance. The Sotla River has cut a 1.5km-long gorge into the Triassic limestone and dolomite &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9104,"parent":8232,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9125","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9125"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13605,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9125\/revisions\/13605"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kozjanski-park.si\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}