Easy hikes and walks around Dolenjske Toplice

beautiful town that deserves to be visited

It was renovated several times and was used until 1898, when the Kanji Bridge was built further down the river. The Kanji Bridge is 75 meters long. Its iron and riveted structure stands on stone, rustic brick pillars. The construction of the bridge in 1896 resulted in a house being demolished on the south side of the main market and the market being opened up towards the Kanji district. The construction of the bridge was one of the largest, rare iron structures of this type in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time and is considered one of the most daring and advanced technical interventions in bridge construction at the time. The Kanji Bridge is not only very busy today, it also offers a beautiful viewpoint of the southern front of the Old Town.

romantic river view

Very beautiful, historic building.

The white color makes the town hall shine in a beautiful glow

The picturesque town of Novo Mesto (German: Rudolfswerth) is located in the Dolenjska region (German: Lower Carniola) in the interior of Slovenia. Novo Mesto is the seventh largest city in Slovenia and is also the capital of the Dolenjska region in the Krka Valley. It is located directly on the bend of the Krka River and is the economic and cultural center of southern Slovenia.

For more than seven centuries, the church of St. Tomaža with rich baroque furnishings from the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th century. The church is built in the style of rural church architecture, and there is also a small cemetery next to it. The main altar is a typical example of the widespread altar frame type from the beginning of the 18th century in Dolenjsko. According to information from the chronicle of the Vautov parish, where the church has belonged since 1883, we understand that in 1851 the old bell tower was torn down, the current one was built and covered with shingles, and in 1895 the painted wooden ceiling in the nave was removed and replaced with brick. In 1907, a new roof was made on the bell tower, and the thorough renovation of the church dates back to 1926, when the pavement was laid inside, the walls and vault were whitewashed, the golden baroque altars were painted, the exterior was whitewashed, and the open walls of the shed were built. The church of St. Tomaža also in 1987 and in 2012. The three bells of the church have been electrified since the last renovation.

Straža is a central settlement in the Municipality of Straža pri Novem mesto. The village is located on the left bank of the Krka river below Straško gora. The place was created in 1987 by the merger of the previously independent settlements of Dolenja Straža, Gorenja Straža, Hruševec and Sela pri Gorenja Straža. In 2015, it had 1,938 inhabitants. The location is home to the headquarters and part of the production facilities of the wood company Novoles. In the former Gorenja Straža stands the branch church of St. Tomaža, a branch of the Vavta village parish, and in the former Dolenja Straža, a branch church of the Assumption of Mary, a branch of the Prečna parish. The Krka river flows through Straža, which is used mostly for entertainment and sports, and there are many vineyards and stone houses on Straško Hrib due to its favorable location and warm climate. Summers are hot in Straža, spring and autumn are warm with not too cold mornings, which are warmer than in the surrounding area. The winters are fairly mild and do not bring much snow, due to the southern location the winters are usually milder than in the surrounding area.