Dom planincev na Farbanci

Dom planincev na Farbanci (commonly shortened to Farbanca) is a third-category mountain hut in Slovenia, situated at 702 metres on a forest clearing in the northern part of the Dobroveljska planota, in the Krašica area. It is owned and operated by Planinsko društvo Nazarje (the Nazarje Mountaineering Society), a voluntary mountaineering association. Because the hut has no permanent innkeeper, it opens only at weekends and on public holidays throughout the year, staffed through a system of voluntary duty shifts performed by members of the society. Information about the duty roster and opening status is published by the society. The building was originally constructed in 1954 as a forestry hut. As forestry and forest infrastructure developed, it lost its original purpose and was left completely abandoned for 15 years. In 2002 the Nazarje Mountaineering Society took it on lease, and in 2006 began the process of purchasing it. Since 2013 the hut has been in the society's ownership and possession. The society has been renovating it slowly but persistently: the roof was covered in 2009, a water supply was installed in October 2013, the kitchen was renovated and shared sleeping quarters were rearranged in 2014, and a wastewater treatment plant was installed in September of that year, with further work continuing in 2015. As a mountain hut, Farbanca provides basic shelter and refreshment for hikers and visitors to the Dobroveljska planota and the surrounding forests. Its location beside an antenna tower makes it visible from the Zadrečka valley and partly from the Zgornja Savinjska valley. The hut is a node of the society's wider programme, which includes a youth section, a hiking school (Stonoga), a trails section, a mountain nature protection section and an economic section. The name Farbanca and its origins are explained in a leaflet published by the society. The hut is a modest, volunteer-run facility rather than a commercial hospitality business, and its operation depends on the engagement of PD Nazarje members.

Dom planincev na Farbanci was built in 1954 as a forestry hut. As forestry and forest infrastructure developed, the building lost its original purpose and was left completely abandoned for 15 years. In 2002 the Nazarje Mountaineering Society (Planinsko društvo Nazarje) took it on lease, and in 2006 it began the process of purchasing the property. Since 2013 the hut has been in the society's ownership and possession. The society has renovated the building gradually: the roof was covered in 2009, a water supply was installed in October 2013, the kitchen was renovated and shared sleeping quarters were rearranged in 2014, and a wastewater treatment plant was installed in September of that year, with further work continuing in 2015. The hut operates as a third-category mountain hut at 702 metres, open only at weekends and on public holidays throughout the year, without a permanent innkeeper; operation is ensured through a system of voluntary duty shifts by members of PD Nazarje. The origin of the name Farbanca is explained in a leaflet published by the society.

• 2015

  Further renovation work continued.

• 2014

  Kitchen renovated, shared sleeping quarters rearranged, and wastewater treatment plant installed in September.

• 2013

  Hut came into the ownership and possession of Planinsko društvo Nazarje; water supply installed in October.

• 2009

  Roof covered during renovation.

• 2006

  Planinsko društvo Nazarje began purchasing the hut.

• 2002

  Leased by Planinsko društvo Nazarje.

• 1954

  Built as a forestry hut.

A volunteer-run, third-category Slovenian mountain hut offering basic shelter and refreshment to hikers on the Dobroveljska planota.

• Mountain hut accommodation

  Basic overnight shelter in shared sleeping quarters.

• Basic food and drink

  Refreshments for hikers during weekend and holiday opening.

1. 1Farbanca | Planinsko društvopdrustvo-nazarje.si
2. 2Dom planincev na Farbanciwikidata.org