Jurčevo šotišče (Jurče’s Peat Bog)

Jurčevo šotišče (Jurče’s peat bog) is one of the few areas on the Ljubljana Marshes where the remnants of raised bog and the associated vegetation can be seen, since the rest of the peat on the Marsh was depleted back when peat was used as a fuel. The peat bog is a protected natural monument of national importance.

In Jurče’s peat bog, located in the basin between Bevke and Drenov Grič, we can observe the formation of peat – the process by which a regular bog is transformed into a raised bog (a bog raised above the surrounding terrain due to peat and peat moss). Peat is formed through centuries of growth, death and deposition of layers of peat mosses and other organic matter that accumulate, rather than decay, due to lack of oxygen.