Lisca (hill)

Etymology

The name Lisca comes from .

Geography

The hill has two summits: Lisca and Little Lisca (; 934 m). At Lisca there is a meteorological station, the only one in Slovenia with a meteorological radar, and a ski slope. At Mala Lisca, there are three paragliding take-off sites.

At 927 m, the Jurko Lodge (Jurkova koča) stands below the peak, built in 1972 at the site of the previous structures. It is named after Blaž Jurko (1859–1944), an early teacher and hiking pioneer that built the first hut on Lisca in 1902. Next to it stands the Tonček Lodge (Tončkov dom), built in 1952 after the old one was burned during World War II by the Partisans. It was named after Tonček Čebular, the president of the Lisca Sevnica Mountaineering Club, who led the rebuilding. Below the Tonček Lodge there is a chapel dedicated to the Mother of God, built in 1939 at the initiative of Blaž Jurko. Six names are written on plaques around its door: the nieces and nephews of the priest that consecrated it.

Weather station

The Slovenian Environment Agency combines data from Meteosat and the meteorological radar at Lisca for accurate precipitation forecasts. The radar has a measuring distance of 200 km.

| Jan snow depth cm = 14 | Feb snow depth cm = 19 | Mar snow depth cm = 12 | Apr snow depth cm = 1 | May snow depth cm = 0 | Jun snow depth cm = 0 | Jul snow depth cm = 0 | Aug snow depth cm = 0 | Sep snow depth cm = 0 | Oct snow depth cm = 0 | Nov snow depth cm = 4 | Dec snow depth cm = 11 | year snow depth cm = 5.2

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| Jan record high C = 15.6 | Feb record high C = 18.0 | Mar record high C = 20.4 | Apr record high C = 24.6 | May record high C = 26.8 | Jun record high C = 30.0 | Jul record high C = 32.2 | Aug record high C = 34.8 | Sep record high C = 27.0 | Oct record high C = 22.1 | Nov record high C = 20.0 | Dec record high C = 15.7 | Jan record low C = -20.5 | Feb record low C = -18.5 | Mar record low C = -15.8 | Apr record low C = -7.6 | May record low C = -1.7 | Jun record low C = 1.6 | Jul record low C = 5.5 | Aug record low C = 3.8 | Sep record low C = 0.7 | Oct record low C = -7.2 | Nov record low C = -13.0 | Dec record low C = -18.0 | Jan snow depth cm = 31.25 | Feb snow depth cm = 41.08 | Mar snow depth cm = 35.19 | Apr snow depth cm = 12.79 | May snow depth cm = 4.62 | Jun snow depth cm = 0.0 | Jul snow depth cm = 0.0 | Aug snow depth cm = 0.0 | Sep snow depth cm = 0.0 | Oct snow depth cm = 6.73 | Nov snow depth cm = 20.55 | Dec snow depth cm = 33.34

Ascent routes

The main path leading to the top is the Jurko Trail, named after Blaž Jurko. It leads from the village of Breg (220 m) through the village of Razbor to the top of Lisca. An asphalt road leads to the Tonček Lodge from a pass (676 m) between the Sava and Gračnica valleys.

The Jurko Trail also leads past a church dedicated to St. Judoc (; 788 m) on the western slope of Lisca. There, three paths leading to the top join. An auction of pork hocks and cured sausage has taken place at St. Judoc's Church every Shrove Sunday since 1997, reviving a tradition that had disappeared for a period.

Other uses

The company Lisca, a major lingerie manufacturer, is named after the hill.

References

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