Naral’s Pil

The monument was carved and placed by Jože Novak from Naral’s homestead as a sign of gratitude for a happy return from the war. Naral’s homestead is located on the “Mačkov hrib” peak or “Katzenberg”, as the locals call the place.

Jože was a soldier and a prisoner of war, and since he was not home for several years and there was no word from him, the locals and other villagers were convinced that he was dead. The surprise was that much greater when he suddenly appeared on the doorstep after almost ten years of missing. He lost his leg in the war, so he was crippled. According to the story, he vowed that if he returned alive from the war, he would set up a memorial as an expression of gratitude. And he did what he promised. In the area of ​​Lačni grič, not far from the homestead, he found stones suitable for processing and brought them home with an ox cart. Here he processed and chiselled the stone blocks according to the plan he had imagined. The memorial has a pedestal on the left and right sides and in the middle. All three have stone cupped ends that look like vases to some. In the middle is a wooden sign with a cast-iron crucified Jesus.