Heroj Jože Gregorčič, Škofja Loka

Monument of the national hero and Spanish fighter Jože Gregorčič – Gorenjc.

A full-scale, 2.55 metre high sculpture made of cast white concrete was created by the sculptor Predrag Građanin from Belgrade who was serving in the military rank in 1975. The monument in the military park was officially unveiled on 25 October 1975. It was unveiled by the national hero Mira Svetina, who personally knew Gregorčič and spoke about his life and work during the unveiling. In 2012, a group of volunteers from six European countries carried out an urgent restoration as the monument was in very poor condition. They restored half of the face, and instead of a grenade, they placed an apple in the new Gregorčič's hand. The area around the monument was paved. The park was opened on 1 September 2012 and is freely accessible. The military museum is no longer present.

On 26 April 1969, the memorial museum of Jože Gregorčič – Gorenjc was opened in the military base. Thus, the city dedicated itself to the memory of the hero after whom the military base was named.

Ivan Smiljanić: Monuments of sculptors of soldiers in Slovenian military bases JLA. Kronika 70/1 (2022), pp. 209, 220, 221.

Janez Eržen, Contribution to the Chronicle of Škofja Loka from 10. 9. 1968 to 1. 10. 1969. Loški razgledi 16/1 (1969).

Jože Gregorčič - Gorenjc instead of a bomb, I received an apple. Work 23. August 2012.

Jože Gregorčič. Faces of Slovenian regions.

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