Cemetery on the burial ground

Memorial at the burial site in Poljane commemorates the memory of six members of the Poljanska group who fell on 22 January 1942 near Muhu in Vinharje. The monuments were discovered on 1 November 1964, and the burial site is located at the exit of Poljane towards Delnice.

After the Dravograd battle and the clash on the Mošenjska planina, Cankarjev bataljon split on 14 January 1942 on Kališnik planina into several groups, which then went to spend the winter in various places in Gorenjska. The Poljanski fighters mainly retreated to their home hillside villages. Rudolf Robnik led his group                                       to Muhu in Vinharje, where they arrived on 22 January 1942. They intended to rest, dry out and strengthen themselves.

After the issuance, they were surprised by the Germans, who surrounded Muhovo home, and a fierce battle ensued, in which five fighters fell. Robnik took his own life, one of them was captured by the Germans. The Kalan family was expelled to a camp, and their home was burned down.

Data on fighters who fell on 22 January 1942 near Muhu in Vinharje

Danijel (Donat) Demšar, born on 15 February 1923 in Hotovlje, builder, participant in the Poljanska uprising and Dravograd battle.

Alojz Dolinar, born on 13 June 1908 in Žabji vasi, farmer, participant in the Poljanska uprising and Dravograd battle.

Pavel Košir, born on 23 January 1907 in Bukovem Vrhu, shepherd, participant in the Poljanska uprising and Dravograd battle.

Jože Novak, born on 13 March 1915 in Ljubljana, lived on Dolenjem Brdu, farmer, joined the partisans on 22 December 1941, participant in the Poljanska uprising and Dravograd battle.

Ciril Petrič, born on 10 July 1921 in Žabji vasi, farmer, participant in the Poljanska uprising and Dravograd battle.

Rudolf Robnik, born on 24 March 1918 in Žabji vasi near Poljane above Škofja Loka, builder, leader of the sabotage group in Poljanska dolina in the summer of 1941, founder of the Poljanska četa on 6 December 1941 near Muhu in Vinharje, fighter of Cankarjev bataljon in the December uprising and Dravograd battle.

Source: Stane Krapež, ur., Pomniki NOB na Škofjeloškem, Ljubljana: Borec, 1986, pp. 238-239.

Link to the website: http://zbnobskofjaloka.weebly.com/poljane.html

Guide through partisan trails, Ljubljana: Borec, 1978, p. 266.