Castle and Manor
The overgrown foundations of Volčji Potok Castle (German: Wolfspuchell) stand east of the village on Wolf Hill (Slovene: Volcji hrib). The castle was first mentioned in written sources in 1220, but was already in ruins by the 17th century. Construction of Volčji Potok Manor (German: Wolfsbüchel)), which stood below the hill, was begun by the Bonhomo family in the 17th century. The manor was purchased in 1882 by Ferdinand Souvan (1840–1915), who remodeled it and planted the meadow in front of it with trees. This park was expanded to 12 hectares by his son Leon Souvan (1877–1949), who planted it with domestic and exotic trees and surrounded it with a hornbeam hedge. The manor was burned by the Partisans on 13 April 1944. After the war, the ruins of the manor were razed and the manor chapel was converted into a restaurant.
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