…»Even though you were a bandit, you were still a good man. You gave me a florin then, you remember, in Podsreda. And then some hags gave me a good beating because of that. You, of all people, recognized me as being a poor man. Well, now you’re an even bigger one yourself.«…

(Source: Ernest Tiran, Guzaj the Bandit: feuilleton, Celje, Novi tednik, 1984-1985, p. 17)

 

On the Guzaj Path you will encounter the picturesque landscape of Kozjansko, well-preserved nature, and the brave outlaw of Kozjansko, Franc Guzaj (1839 – 1880). The main targets of Guzaj, who robbed and thieved throughout Styria and Croatia for seven years, were castles, fairs, and presbyteries. He used cunning tricks on many castle lords, priests, and merchants in order to steal from them. The police were searching for him all the way from Krško to Vienna, but he managed to cleverly avoid them until 1880, when he was shot in Košnica pri Prevorju.

There are still many stories known about Guzaj and you can relive them along the marked path. You will realize that Guzaj’s popularity among the common people was mostly due to his taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

                    

The marked path in Dobje pri Planini follows nine points of interest which represent the main tourist offer of this area.

View the brochure of Guzaj’s walking path in Dobje.

            

For more information about the walking path: 00386 41 794 352 (Mr. Franc Leskovšek)