Simončič Hayrack

Simončič Hayrack, also Simončič Toplar or Blaž Toplar, is a hayrack at the southeastern border of Bistrica in the Municipality of Šentrupert in the traditional region of Lower Carniola.

[2][3] It was built in 1936 by Janko Gregorčič (officially Janez Gregorčič; 1906–1984), a carpenter from nearby Slovenska Vas, on the order of farmer Jože Simončič.

[4] It was designed as a double hayrack (toplar) with wooden pillars, three pairs of windows and a pitched roof.

The gable, which is turned towards the road linking the villages of Mirna and Mokronog, is richly decorated with predominantly plant motifs.

Since 2001, it has been protected as a cultural monument of national significance[1] and is the only hayrack in Slovenia with this status.