Planina

History

The Planina area was already settled in prehistoric times, along a trade route from Šmihel pod Nanosom to Vrhnika. The hill with ruins of Haasberg Castle has the remains of prehistoric and Roman-era fortifications, and graves dating to the Bronze Age and Roman era have been excavated on a hill slope closer to Unec. Medieval Planina developed around a castle belonging to the lords of Alben (). A toll house belonging to the Counts of Gorizia was attested in Planina in 1217. As a town, Planina was granted the right to a market day every Saturday and an annual fair on Saint Margaret's Day. The town was later under the control of the Haller and Eggenberg noble families. By the 17th century, Planina had developed into an important trade connection between Carniola and the Adriatic, with routes connecting it to Pivka, Cerknica, and Logatec. A major postal station was established in Planina in 1728, and a road to Trieste was laid through the town in 1830. The Partisans also burned the Windischgrätz archive and destroyed the nearby family crypt and castle park.

Geography

Planina includes the hamlets of Gornja Planina (in older sources Gorenja Planina, ), Dolnja Planina (in older sources Dolenja Planina, ), The hamlet of Mačkovec (a.k.a. Planinski vrh, ), formerly considered to belong to Planina, is now part of neighboring Postojna.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  837
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  830
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  809
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  681
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  647
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  645
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  611
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  582

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2023-07-29
  8 km ENE of Klana, Croatia
• M 4 — 2020-07-17
  5 km SSE of Bovec, Slovenia
• M 3.5 — 2020-05-13
  3 km NE of Crikvenica, Croatia
• M 4 — 2017-08-08
  3 km SSW of Jadranovo, Croatia
• M 4 — 2015-08-29
  4 km E of Kobarid, Slovenia
• M 3.7 — 2014-05-29
  8 km W of Cerkno, Slovenia