MEMORIAL PARK CERKLJE
In the heart of Cerklje is a nice ordered memorial park with bust sculptures of worthies, who have given through their activities a significant contribution to the development and identity of the municipality Cerklje na Gorenjskem as well as the treasury of Slovenian culture.
The municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem has celebrated its feast day since the 23rd of September 1999. On that day, 80 years had passed since the death of Ignacij Borštnik, who was born in 1858 in Cerklje. Every year in September many cultural and sporting events take place to re-establish the bond with the areas history and tradition.
The opening of the renewed memorial park at Hribar's house in the municipality was on this day in 1999. The first statue in the park, of Ignacij Borštnik, stands next to here. Today there are 6 statues to historically important people in the park:
- Ignacij Borštnik (1858-1919)
- Janez Čebulj (1832-1898)
- France Barle (1864-1928)
- Janez Mežan (1897-1972)
- Andrej Vavken (1838-1898)
- France Kimovec (1838-1898)
