franja hospital

Excellently signed path to an incredible example of humanity at its best. Amazing effort to save life in impossible conditions. The reconstruction of the site after its destruction in a recent flood is also an act of commitment to preserving the memory of these special people

The hospital is Extremely interesting and informative. Beautiful environment. I would truely recommend this to everyone!!

Franja Partisan Hospital was functioning during the last 2 years of the 2nd World War in the hidden gorge of Pasica in Dolenji Novaki near Cerkno. A beautiful hidden place; 500 meters walking up to reach it from parking place, surrounded with perfect explained boards along the trail. You still can see, that at that time it was a difficultly accessible gorge that leads to the hospital provided safe shelter from the invaders. Franja was operating 18 months and treated 578 injured people (78 died here). It was one of the 120 Partisan hospitals.The path to the hospital is magnificent and it is worth visiting and remains an essential memory of wartime events and above all humanity and comradeship against nazis & fascists.Franja Partisan Hospital was secretly build in 1943, inside German occupied Europe. It was an extremely dangerous mission, and despite several attempts to find the hospital, it fortunately remained undiscovered and operational until the end of the war.The fact that the hospital was never discovered is to the credit of the Slovene Partisans who chose the secret hospital’s location extremely well. Located deep in the rugged terrain of Pasica Gorge, with a hidden entrance and camouflaged buildings surrounded by trees, it was extremely difficult to find either from land or air.Hospital is called after Dr. Franja Bojc Bidovec, she was the medical doctor, who took care of the wounded partisans and also American pilots, shot down over Yugoslavia.entrance fee is 4 euro and a good leaflet is 5 euro. Opening hours summer till 18.00, winter till 16.00It is a must to see in Slovenia (1 hour visiting time)

Yugoslavia was the only country in Europe that won the battles against Nazi Germany almost by themselves. During world war 2 the Partizan army build many hidden hospitals . Franja is the real memory of that times. A visit there takes you back to these heroic days. You feel the atmosphere, you understand the system, you admire the people who put up this place which treated over 1000 patients and was never discovered by the Nazis.I find it the most moving visit in lovely Slovenia

We were holidaying in the Cerkno region and the Franja Partisan Hospital was suggested as somewhere to visit. I wasn't initially interested because I didn't feel like visiting a museum, but I'm so glad I did. It all starts with a 500 m walk along a river. There are information boards along the way that start giving you a feeling for what the experiences were during that part of the world during WW2. I particularly liked the quotes from the people involved with the hospital. The hospital itself is a collection of buildings in the middle of a gorge with the river in done places rushing directly underneath.While the original buildings were almost completely destroyed in a flood in 2007, the reconstruction still gives you a feel for the place. All in all a most worthwhile visit. Please note that there is quite a walk from the car park.

Not much else to say about it. This used to be one of the few partisan hospitals that remained hidden throughout the war: it is therefore an outstanding monument of human capacity for resilience in extreme conditions. Unfortunately, this outstanding piece of heritage was badly damaged in the floods a few years ago, however, they managed to resotre it to almost pristine condition.

The Franja Partisan Hospital is a bit off the beaten track, but well worth the drive. This was a fully organized and functioning hospital, serving soldiers and partisans. It is located up a narrow gorge, which helps explain how it could be hidden during WWII. The effort to build and supply the hospital, all while keeping it a secret, and carrying wounded soldiers on stretchers up the gorge is just amazing. The path is decent for getting there, although there are some steep areas that have a wooden walkway with cleats to keep it from being slippery. There are about 20 buildings to see, with information in English in each location, which really helps tell the story.

Partizanska Bolnica Franja is a rebuilt partizan hospital. Untill 2007 it was original but due to heavy rain most of the camp was flooded, so they had to rebuilt the camp. Parking is free at the restaurant below. Lucky for us we dont have to walk through the riverbed, there is now a nice pad up to the camp with a lot of information to give you moments of rest. Beleave it or not the particans did this in the dark without a break. All buildings have somthing to tell and you will geat a good fealing about the livestile in this hospital. GREAT

When u come into this really narrow valley with small cosy houses, u are immediatly suprised, how people were hiding in 2WW. when u enter one of the house, u feel so old ;)

Great hopital form ww2. Hidden in the tight valey. Really an extraordinary site. Would recomend to the younger generation.

A very moving jurney into a time of 2nd world war between 1943-1945. Showing how a common goal of few individuals can create a healing place beyond belief and against all odds!Most evident is the human spirit presented. Inspite of the big flood which wiped the whole place out on 2007, the museum was rebuilt as it was originaly. The complex of the Franja Partisan Hospital is comprised of 14 wooden barracks and several auxiliary facilities. They were gradually built in the narrow, difficult to access Pasica gorge in Dolenji Novaki near Cerkno. We spent 2 hours and I felt I could stay longer and learn more.

Very moving with lots of information in each hut. Such a shame most of the original huts were washed away in flooding, as the new ones just looked a little to new and false and took away some of the atmosphere for me personally.

Nice trip in to the history... very interesting and really nice renovated museum. It is great trip for families that has young children or teen children.

Very interesting and a beautiful short 1 km hike down a small canyon or gorge where the hospital was built to be hidden from the Fascists. The exhibit, which had to be totally redone a few years ago because of flooding, is quite well done, but the real treat is the hike down the gorge

A pochi chilometri da Cerkno, lungo la strada per Dolenti Novaki, si trova l'ingresso della stretta e profonda gola che dopo circa 500 metri di sentiero impervio conduce sino a questo ospedale partigiano. L'ospedale, attivo dall'autunno del 1943 sino alla fine della seconda guerra mondiale, ospitò clandestinamente quasi un migliaio di partigiani, 600 dei quali con ferite gravi. Purtroppo ciò che oggi è visitabile è solo una ricostruzione dell'ospedale originale, spazzato via qualche anno fa da una pieno del torrente. Tuttavia la ricostruzione è molto fedele all'originale e aiuto comunque a rivivere l'atmosfera del luogo.