Ribnica

Ribnica is a town of 3,600 people (2020) in Southeastern Slovenia.

Understand

It stretches along both banks of the Bistrica sinkhole with the core along Trška's main street, where the parish church of the Ribnica Parish stands. Along the neighbouring bank stands the Ribnica Castle, which was burnt down during the Second World War and later partially restored, and now houses a craft museum.

Get in

By train

• Ljubljana train station, Trg Osvobodilne fronte 7, 1000 Ljubljana. €5.10. (updated Jul 2021)

At the edge of the settlement is a railway station on the line between Grosuplje and Kočevje.

By bus

• Ljubljana bus station, Trg Osvobodilne fronte 4, 1000 Ljubljana. €5.60. (updated Jul 2021)

Get around

By foot

The town is small and best way to visit is by foot. Bus station is right in the centre and train station is a 10-minute walk from the centre.

By bicycle

RICIKEL (Automated bicycle rental service). €10/year. (updated Jul 2021)

See

• 1 St. Stephen's Parish Church (Cerkev sv. Štefana). The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built between 1865 and 1868 and has a double belfry that was only completed after 1957 based on an idea by the architect Jože Plečnik.  

Ribnica Castle

• 2 Ribnica Castle (Grad Ribnica). Ribnica Castle was built in the middle of the 13th century. The castle was demolished during the Second World War. After the war, the castle was only partially restored. The castle houses a museum and a wedding hall. In the courtyard there is a Park of Culturists and an annual theater.  

Do

• Ribnica Woodcrafts and Pottery Fair (Ribnica's fair of woodenware and pottery). The largest tourist-ethnological event in Slovenia. It occurs every first Sunday in September. (updated Jun 2023)