{"id":1018,"date":"2018-01-03T10:29:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T10:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/?page_id=1018"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:21:13","slug":"past-and-present","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/en\/about-us\/past-and-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Past and Present"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/sider1.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” video_opacity=”0.2″ min_height=”400″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”140″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/regal1.png” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”60″][mk_fancy_title size=”64″ force_font_size=”true” size_phone=”42″ font_weight=”bold” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]Past[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974419362{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The story of Kunstelj Inn began in 1861 when Franc Selezjan Kunstelj<\/strong> bought the Hudovernik cafe in the Zagorec house and he then turned it into a restaurant in 1873. The property, which had a farm in the backyard, began to flourish in 1906 when Franc’s son, Rudolf Kunstelj<\/strong>, took over\u00a0 ownership.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/rudddooolfff.jpg” image_size=”medium” title=”Rudolf Kunstelj (1865 – 1912)” desc=” Source: archives of the Sartori-\u010cebulj family (photo: Alojz Vengar)” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”40″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974452625{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Rudolf extended the caf\u00e9 into an inn with rooms and built a large saloon with a stage and wine cellar. Kunstelj Inn soon became known as a venue for entertainment and cultural events, and a popular meeting place for locals and people from the surrounding areas.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/gostlnak.jpg” image_size=”full” title=”The Kunstelj restaurant in 1905″ desc=”Source: Pozdrav iz Slovenskih krajev” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/gostlnak2.jpg” image_size=”full” title=”The Rudolf Kunstelj restaurant in 1906″ desc=”Source: 110 let Turisti\u010dnega dru\u0161tva Radovljica” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/listina.jpg” image_size=”full” title=”An advertisement for the Rudolf Kunstelj restaurant, 1908″ desc=”Source: archive of \u0160tefan Volk” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974646193{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]After Rudolf Kunstelj’s death, Kunstelj Inn was taken over by the wealthy Radovljica landowner Pavlin and then, in 1926 it was purchased by Jerica \u0160tiherle, grandmother of the \u0160tiherle family. Since then, Kunstelj Inn has been owned and managed by the \u0160tiherle family. Since the name of ‘Kunstelj inn’ was well-known, Jerica, an enterprising and wise woman, decided to keep it. She also took over the home farm and used the majority of crops for preparing food in the restaurant. Every year, when the potatoes were stored in the cellar, grandmother Jerica happily said, “Potatoes are in the basement. Now we will not go hungry!” Farming was abandoned in 1968, however, the inn retained a part of the land where today vegetables and herbs are still grown.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/gostlnak3.jpg” image_size=”full” title=”The Kunstelj restaurant, app. 1920″ desc=”Source: archive of \u0160tefan Volk” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”40″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974702521{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Jerica handed over the property to her son Anton, who, together with his wife Mary, managed the inn until 1980. At that time Kunstelj Inn gained a wider reputation in part due to the frequent visits by the former Yugoslav president Josip Broz “Tito”<\/strong>. In 1965, Tito and his entourage dined in the Hunter’s Room<\/strong>, where he enjoyed homemade sausages, pickled cabbage and Cvi\u010dek wine. Before leaving, Tito wrote in the guest book: “Lunch was excellent “<\/strong><\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/kunstelj-25.5.2015-photo-ziga-intihar-200.jpg” image_size=”full” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”40″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974734745{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Kunstelj Inn remembers Tito every year on Youth Day<\/strong>, which takes place on 25th May. It serves as an opportunity for the revival of good memories and joyful gatherings.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/tito_toni1964-2.jpg” image_size=”full” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”40″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1514974853912{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The running of Kunstelj Inn was later assumed by the son Toni, who, together with his wife Maria, further enriched the facilities and services offered. Toni and Maria restored all the guest rooms and built an additional four rooms. They also built a winter garden, which facilitates the passage from the small hall to the great hall during winter.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/www.kunstelj.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/kunstelj-25.5.2015-photo-ziga-intihar-213.jpg” image_size=”full” caption_location=”outside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”30″][mk_padding_divider size=”30″][mk_fancy_title size=”64″ force_font_size=”true” size_phone=”42″ font_weight=”bold” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]Present[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1662564068757{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A very special vine grows in the backyard of Kunstelj Inn. The vine is a descendant of the Old Vine from Lent, which is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest vine in the world and dates back more than 400 years. The vine was donated to Radolvljica by the city of Maribor and is taken care of by the \u0160paron vine society.[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_padding_divider size=”60″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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