Golnik Explained

Official Name:Golnik
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kranj
Area Total Km2:2.76
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1026
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3315°N 14.3306°W
Elevation M:557.9
Postal Code:4204
Footnotes:[1]

Golnik (pronounced as /sl/ or pronounced as /sl/; German: Gallenfels[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia.[3]

Since 1921, it has been best known for its hospital for diagnosis and treatment of patients with pulmonary and allergic diseases, now known as the Golnik University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases. Its location, good humidity conditions, and high number of sunny days per year have contributed to it becoming a leading health care centre in the region. A 16th-century castle is part of the hospital complex and it is surrounded by a park designed by the architect Ivan Vurnik.[4]

Gallenfels Manor

Golnik hospital stands in what were formerly the grounds of Gallenfels castle, a 16th century manor house that stands behind the hospital complex. The manor was constructed by the noble Kreutzer family, giving it its other name, Kreutzhof. The building retains Renaissance form. The wings envelop an arcaded quadrangle. The southern corners are reinforced by two defensive towers. In 1917 it was seized by the state in lieu of payment and subsequently used as the first location of Golnik hospital.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
  3. http://www.kranj.si Kranj municipal site
  4. Web site: Golnik University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases site . 2008-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225191841/http://www.klinika-golnik.si/en/predstavitev/ . 2008-12-25 . dead .
  5. Web site: Register nepremične kulturne dediščine.
  6. Web site: Gradovi V Sloveniji.