The Zicka Kartuzija Monastery

Frankolovo, Vojnik, Slovenia

Hilly

The tour starts in the village of Frankolovo. After one kilometre we start to climb towards the village Sojek, the highest point of this tour. The ascent is 6.2 kilometres with 4.7% of the average slope, then 2.7 kilometre of descent where we arrive at the Žička Carthusian Monastery. The Carthusian monastery (kartuzíja) is the name for a monastery of the Catholic religious order of the Carthusians. The name derives from the name of the secluded high mountain valley of Chartreuse in France, in the Dauphiné Alps, where in 1085 Saint Bruno and his companions had the first Carthusian monastery Grande Chartreuse (Gránd šartréz) built, also the Grand Carthusian Monastery.

8.95km
DISTANCE
0:29:10
DURATION
252m
ELEVATION
141
TOUGHNESS