Gorge Dovzan is situated north from town Trzic. Torrential river Trziska Bistrica excavate it to old earthly stratum. River flows over cascade of immense rounded blocks white flintstone conglomerate. Gorge Dovzan is one of central points in Slovenian geological transverzal. It is protected as natural monument because of its unique location of remains fossilizied life plants and animals in stoneware old earthly century Palaeozoic. The oldest and the biggest founded samples of fossils are old around 270 million years. In this place were first founded and described numerous species of special fossils. Particularity of Gorge Dovzan is road tunnel and five pyramidal limy towers, Kušperg formations, where is also settled climbing. In the year 1979 were climbed first free scaled directions, here have begun first directions of ninth level. Through Gorge Dovzan are leaded forest way, geological way, mountain way, way to partisan printing office and belvedere way. In village Cadovlje stands Jemenšnik house, which was built in the year 1766. It is unique example of Karavanken architecture.
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![Dovzan Gorge - Entrance point <br> Information boars about Dovzan Gorge Dovzan Gorge - Entrance point <br> Information boars about Dovzan Gorge]()
Information boars about Dovzan Gorge
![Dovzan Gorge - Entrance point <br> Chapel on Konfin Dovzan Gorge - Entrance point <br> Chapel on Konfin]()
Chapel on Konfin
![Dovzan Gorge - Cadovlje pri Trzicu <br> Jemensnik Farmstead Dovzan Gorge - Cadovlje pri Trzicu <br> Jemensnik Farmstead]()
Cadovlje pri Trzicu
![Dovzan Gorge - Cadovlje pri Trzicu <br> Jemensnik Pastba Dovzan Gorge - Cadovlje pri Trzicu <br> Jemensnik Pastba]()
Jemensnik Pastba
![Dovzan Gorge - Tarvis Breccia <br> Resting place with information board Dovzan Gorge - Tarvis Breccia <br> Resting place with information board]()
Resting place with information board
![Dovzan Gorge - Tarvis Breccia <br> Stairs with wooden fence Dovzan Gorge - Tarvis Breccia <br> Stairs with wooden fence]()
Stairs with wooden fence
![Dovzan Gorge - Wooden footbridge <br> Small parking area at the wooden footbridge Dovzan Gorge - Wooden footbridge <br> Small parking area at the wooden footbridge]()
Small parking area at the wooden footbridge
![Dovzan Gorge - Wooden footbridge <br> Direction sign - Scenic Nature Trail and Viewpoint Dovzan Gorge - Wooden footbridge <br> Direction sign - Scenic Nature Trail and Viewpoint]()
Direction sign - Scenic Nature Trail and View...
![Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Path along the rock wall Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Path along the rock wall]()
Path along the rock wall
![Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Bence Trail on galleries above the Big tunnel Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Bence Trail on galleries above the Big tunnel]()
Bence Trail on galleries above the Big tunnel
![Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Climbing descent - Steel cables and rungs Dovzan Gorge - Bence Trail (Viewpoint) <br> Climbing descent - Steel cables and rungs]()
Climbing descent - Steel cables and rungs
![Dovzan Gorge - Small Tunnel <br> Arrival to the Small Tunnel by Bence Trail Dovzan Gorge - Small Tunnel <br> Arrival to the Small Tunnel by Bence Trail]()
Arrival to the Small Tunnel by Bence Trail
![Dovzan Gorge - Small Tunnel <br> Bence Trail through the Small Tunnel Dovzan Gorge - Small Tunnel <br> Bence Trail through the Small Tunnel]()
Bence Trail through the Small Tunnel
![Dovzan Gorge - Cascades of the Trziska Bistrica River <br> Bridge over the Trziska Bistrica River at the cascades Dovzan Gorge - Cascades of the Trziska Bistrica River <br> Bridge over the Trziska Bistrica River at the cascades]()
Bridge over the Trziska Bistrica River at the...
![Dovzan Gorge - Cascades of the Trziska Bistrica River <br> Information board for cascades Dovzan Gorge - Cascades of the Trziska Bistrica River <br> Information board for cascades]()
Information board for cascades
![Dovzan Gorge - Geological Pillar <br> View of the parking area and the road between Cadovlje pri Trzicu and Dolina Dovzan Gorge - Geological Pillar <br> View of the parking area and the road between Cadovlje pri Trzicu and Dolina]()
View of the parking area and the road between...
![Dovzan Gorge - Big Tunnel <br> Road through the Big Tunnel Dovzan Gorge - Big Tunnel <br> Road through the Big Tunnel]()
Road through the Big Tunnel
![Dovzan Gorge - Big Tunnel <br> Big Tunnel from side Dovzan Gorge - Big Tunnel <br> Big Tunnel from side]()
Big Tunnel from side
Data
Municipality: TRŽIČ (14766 population)
Settlements in the municipality:
Tržič (3617 population), Bistrica pri Tržiču (2718), Pristava (897), Križe (887), Podljubelj (875),
Kovor (796), Ročevnica (577), Žiganja vas (492), Sebenje (424), Zvirče (407), Loka (363), Brezje pri Tržiču (359), Lom pod Storžičem (345), Senično (298), Retnje (273), Leše (210), Slap (183), Grahovše (121), Jelendol (120), Visoče (88), Potarje (82), Čadovlje pri Tržiču (78), Paloviče (73), Breg ob Bistrici (71), Zgornje Vetrno (69), Dolina (67), Spodnje Vetrno (59), Hudo (51), Hudi Graben (42), Brdo (33), Gozd (30), Vadiče (20), Popovo (19), Novake (17), Hušica (5)