Hum (hill)

Hum
Photo of Hum from Laško
Highest point
Elevation	583 m (1,913 ft)
Prominence	269 m (883 ft)
Coordinates	46°09′38″N 15°14′23″E / 46.16056°N 15.23972°E / 46.16056; 15.23972Coordinates: 46°09′38″N 15°14′23″E / 46.16056°N 15.23972°E / 46.16056; 15.23972
Geography
Hum Location of Hum in Slovenia
Location	Laško, Slovenia
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike (40 min)

Hum, 583-metre (1,913 ft) high and the most prominent peak of the Laško region, is situated on the Savinja river's left bank. For ages, its foothills have been giving a shelter to the old castle under which thermal water has been pumped from the springs. There is a wide view from Hum on to Laško and its surroundings.

Flora

Hum is the growing place of many plant species, especially subalpine ones, the remains of the Pleistocene vegetation, like the hirsute rhododendron, yellow veronica, primula, mouse-ear hawkweed, Clusius gentian, houseleek, pink, etc. On the sunny side and in light deciduous forests, thermophile plants adapted to dry grounds can be found, for example daphne, smoke tree, holy grass, sessile oak, Solomon's seal, stonecrop, heath and others. Beside these, the following members of the other flore do grow in this region: butcher's broom, the lily of Carniola, black hellebore, honeysuckle, hacquetia, cyclamen, euphorbia, milkwort, helleborine, hart's tongue fern, cranesbill redbrown and many others.

Buttercup is the endemic plant of Hum, and quite a lot of plants have been protected there like Clusius gentian, primula, daphne, butcher's broom, and holly.

Legend

A legend about Hum tells the story about Wild parsonage. By the forest footpath, there is a turning to the cave being exactly at the place where he got sunk. Black poacher burst into a rage because a beautiful girl did not become his wedding bride. He pounded the girl's house door, and it also sank. The girl with the buried treasure has still been waiting for a young lad to set her free.

External links

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Municipality of Laško

Settlements

Administrative centre: Laško

Current	Belovo Blatni Vrh Brezno Brodnice Brstnik Brstovnica Bukovca Curnovec Debro Doblatina Dol pri Laškem Gabrno Globoko Govce Gozdec Gračnica Harje Huda Jama Jagoče Jurklošter Kladje Klenovo Konc Kuretno Lahomno Lahomšek Lahov Graben Laška Vas Laziše Leskovca Lipni Dol Lokavec Lože Mačkovec Mala Breza Male Grahovše Marija Gradec Marijina Vas Modrič Mrzlo Polje Obrežje pri Zidanem Mostu Ojstro Olešče Padež Paneče Plazovje Polana Povčeno Požnica Radoblje Reka Rifengozd Rimske Toplice Sedraž Selo nad Laškim Senožete Šentrupert Sevce Širje Škofce Slivno Šmihel Šmohor Spodnja Rečica Stopce Strensko Strmca Suhadol Tevče Tovsto Trnov Hrib Trnovo Trobni Dol Trojno Udmat Velike Gorelce Velike Grahovše Veliko Širje Vodiško Vrh nad Laškim Zabrež Zgornja Rečica Zidani Most Žigon

Former	Briše Bukovje Dol pri Jurkloštru Gorišče Male Goreljce Ogeče Planica Podvin Laški Rečica Šmarjeta Žikovica

Landmarks

Hum
Jurklošter Charterhouse
Laško Parish Church
Marija Gradec Church
Rimske Toplice Spa
Šmihel Church
Tabor Castle

Notable people

Anton Aškerc

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