Solkan

Solkan has a history more than a thousand years long. It is first mentioned in written sources together with Gorica in the year 1001. The settlement grew next to the beautiful river Isonzo, in the safe embrace of Sabotin and Holy Mountain. In the past centuries Solkan was a pilgrimage centre and a station for horsemen. It became more important in the 18th century, with the building of mills and saws along the Isonzo. They are still visible today near the old dam. Solkan was famous for its cabinetmakers, called tišlarji, whose products also won on European fairs.

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