At 1,410 metres, the mountain station of the Žekovec cable car is a precise landmark in Radegunda: it is located at the reception desk of Hotel Montis. At the same time, the area’s cultural history spans a Late Roman archaeological site and buildings dating from the 19th century. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, you can compare the area with these specific reference points and its three settlement areas.

Radegunda: Settlement Areas and Orientation

Radegunda comprises three settlement areas: Žekovec (RA1), Trnavče (RA2), and Turistično naselje Golte (RA3). The Municipality of Mozirje plans to prioritise the development of tourism, leisure activities, sport, and outdoor recreation in the local centre of Radegunda (Žekovec), in connection with Golte. If you are looking for a holiday apartment, the three names offer a practical guide: check which settlement area a listing is assigned to and compare its location with your priorities for your stay.

The Church: Destruction, Reconstruction, and Consecration

The Church of Saint Radegunda is first mentioned in 1690. An earthquake damaged it so severely in 1895 that it had to be demolished. A new Neo-Romanesque church was built by 1898, while the old church’s Baroque bell tower was retained. The church was consecrated on 31 August 1903.

The transition from the Baroque tower to the Neo-Romanesque church makes the different building phases tangible in one place. The sequence of dates is also revealing: 1898 marks the new building, while 1903 marks its later consecration. To understand the church, therefore, it is important to consider not just one year, but the sequence of the earlier building, its replacement, and the consecration.

Historic Houses and a Farmstead in Radegunda

The house at Radegunda 34 dates from 1813. It is a two-storey masonry building with a wooden attic storey; a black kitchen has been preserved. The masonry, number of storeys, and transition to the wooden attic storey describe the building’s exterior, while the black kitchen is a specific surviving interior feature. This makes the house distinct from the church, whose history is shaped above all by the earthquake, reconstruction, and bell tower.

The Radegunda 8 farmstead is located in the hamlet of Trnavče, in the southwestern part of Radegunda. It comprises a single-storey house dated 1881, a toplar hayrack dated 1889, an outbuilding, and a garage. Compared with house no. 34, it belongs to a later period: the detached house is dated 1813, while the two dated parts of the farmstead are from 1881 and 1889. The scale also differs: for the house, the number of storeys and the black kitchen are notable; for the farmstead, it is the grouping of several buildings.

The farmstead’s location in Trnavče connects it to one of the three named settlement areas and adds a specific place reference to the architectural details.

A Late Roman Archaeological Site

The Sv. Radegunda archaeological site covers the area around the church and dates from the Late Roman period. Alongside the church’s first mention in 1690, this gives two distinct points of reference in time: the archaeological dating of the site and the first written record of the church. This distinction is revealing for the history of the area, since the archaeological dating and the documented history of the church building refer to different points of reference.

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