# Things to see in Topolšica (Slovenia): 57 places and when to go

> Topolšica is a town in Slovenia, and this site lists 57 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (35), Mountains (20), Nature (9). The best known are Velenje Castle, Mount St. Ursula and Smrekovec Lodge. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 25. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/topolsica/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Slovenia · 46.4028, 15.0164
- **Places:** 57 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/senderismo/) (35) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/montana/) (20) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/naturaleza/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/museos/) (4) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/espiritual/) (4) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/historia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** LJU Zgornji Brnik, 47 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount St. Ursula, at 1,699 m.

## What to see in Topolšica

The places in and around Topolšica, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Velenje Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/velenje-castle/): Castle in Slovenia · 8.8 km
- [Mount St. Ursula](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/urslja-gora/): Mountain peak · 10 km
- [Smrekovec Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-na-smrekovcu/): Mountain hut in Slovenia · 9.0 km
- [Andrejev dom na Slemenu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/andrejev-dom-na-slemenu/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 5.6 km
- [Mount Saint Ursula Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-na-urslji-gori/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 9.9 km
- [Kavšakov Vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/kavsakov-vrh/): Mountain in Slovenia · 13 km
- [Metulov Vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/metulov-vrh/): Mountain in Slovenia · 8.6 km
- [Obretanov Vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/obretanov-vrh/): Mountain in Slovenia · 12 km
- [Postman's Lodge under Plešivec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/postarski-dom-pod-plesivcem/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 10 km
- [Šalek Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/salek-castle/): Ruins · 9.7 km
- [Smodivnik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/smodivnik/): Mountain in Slovenia · 11 km
- [Boskovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/boskovec/): Mountain in Slovenia · 8.4 km
- [Cerkev svete Uršule, Jazbina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/cerkev-svete-ursule/): Church building in Črna na Koroškem Municipality, Slovenia · 9.9 km
- [Gora Oljka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/gora-oljka/): Mountain in Slovenia; GeoNames ID = 3194135 · 9.2 km
- [Forhtenek Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/grad-forhtenek/): Ruins · 5.5 km
- [Kavčnik homestead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/kavcnikova-domacija/): Museum · 3.6 km
- [Krnes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/krnes/): Mountain in Slovenia · 12 km
- [Mozirska koča na Golteh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/mozirska-koca-na-golteh/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 9.3 km
- [Coal Mining Museum of Slovenia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/muzej-premogovnistva-slovenije/): Archive organization in Velenje, Slovenia · 7.1 km
- [Lodge on Peca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/planinski-dom-na-peci/): Mountain hut in Slovenia · 20 km
- [Skorno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/skorno/): Mountain in Slovenia · 2.5 km
- [Annunciation Parish Church in Nazarje](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zupnijska-cerkev-marijinega-oznanjenja/): Temples · 10 km
- [St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zupnijska-cerkev-svete-elizabete/): Temples · 13 km
- [St. Pancratius's Parish Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zupnijska-cerkev-svetega-pankracija/): Temples · 12 km

And the other 33, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [024 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/024-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [025 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/025-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [026 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/026-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [027 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/027-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [034 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/034-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [035 ~ Pot kurirjev in vezistov NOV Slovenije](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/035-pot-kurirjev-in-vezistov-nov-slovenije/), [Isteje - Boskovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/isteje-boskovec/), [Letuš - Dom na Dobrovljah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/letus-dom-na-dobrovljah/), [Ljubenske Rastke - Dom na Smrekovcu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ljubenske-rastke-dom-na-smrekovcu/), [Ljubenske Rastke - Koča na Travniku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ljubenske-rastke-koca-na-travniku/), [Ljubno - Ljubenske Rastke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ljubno-ljubenske-rastke/), [Ljubno - Mozirska koča](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ljubno-mozirska-koca/), [Ljubno - Stari stani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ljubno-stari-stani/), [Mozirska koča - Boskovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/mozirska-koca-boskovec/), [Mozirska koča - Dom na Smrekovcu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/mozirska-koca-dom-na-smrekovcu/), [Mozirska koča - Stari stani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/mozirska-koca-stari-stani/), [Nazarje - Čreta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/nazarje-creta/), [Rečica ob Savinji - Ston - Mozirska koča](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/recica-ob-savinji-ston-mozirska-koca/), [Šaleška planinska pot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/saleska-planinska-pot/), [Šoštanj - Dom na Smrekovcu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/sostanj-dom-na-smrekovcu/), [Šoštanj - Šmihel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/sostanj-smihel/), [Tašk - Stari stani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/task-stari-stani/), [The Crow’s Flight](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/the-crow-s-flight/), [vrh Loma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/vrh-loma/)
- **Mountains**: [Koča na Naravskih ledinah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-naravskih-ledinah/), [Koča na Pikovem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-pikovem/), [Koča na Treh plotih](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-treh-plotih/), [Planinski dom na Gori Oljki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/planinski-dom-na-gori-oljki/), [Smučarska koča](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/smucarska-koca/)
- **Diving**: [Pri Čolnarni, Velenjsko jezero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/pri-colnarni-velenjsko-jezero/)
- **Museums and art**: [Mining Museum Črna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/rudarski-muzej/)
- **With kids**: [Terme Topolšica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/terme-topolsica/)
- **Food and drink**: [Vinogradništvo Kugler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/vinogradnistvo-kugler/)

## When to go to Topolšica

The best time to visit Topolšica is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 47 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 05 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 36 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 20 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 47 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 35 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 16 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 59 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 19 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 38 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 09 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 25 |

In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 25. In June, 57 of the 57 places are at their best.

When to go to Slovenia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Topolšica

The nearest main airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU, Zgornji Brnik), 47 km as the crow flies. How to get around Slovenia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=46.4028%2C15.0164)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.4028%2C15.0164)

## Other towns nearby

- [Tabor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/tabor/): 38 places · 23 km
- [Zreče](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zrece/): 37 places · 25 km
- [Neuhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/neuhaus/): 21 places · 25 km
- [Celje](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/celje/): 37 places · 29 km
- [Laze v Tuhinju](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/laze-v-tuhinju/): 23 places · 31 km
- [Eibiswald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/eibiswald/): 26 places · 31 km

And all of Slovenia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Topolšica?

The best known: [Velenje Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/velenje-castle/), [Mount St. Ursula](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/urslja-gora/), [Smrekovec Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-na-smrekovcu/), [Andrejev dom na Slemenu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/andrejev-dom-na-slemenu/), [Mount Saint Ursula Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-na-urslji-gori/). In all, 57 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Topolšica?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 25.

### How do you get to Topolšica?

The nearest main airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 47 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.4028%2C15.0164) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Topolšica as the destination and these 57 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).