Once the property of Janez Valvasor, everyone’s favourite Slovene historian and nobleman, this former hunter’s mansion in Zavrh has undergone something of a turbulent recent history. When the entire population of the village was deported to Germany during World War Two, a German poet was put living here and the entire place was ransacked, everything of value taken or destroyed. It is since restored, with an elegant knight’s hall as well as the remains of a tunnel in the basement, which may or may not be a secret passage. Organised tours of the lodge are available by prior appointment.
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