The town of Deskle is the second biggest town in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči. It was first mentioned in 1084. The town is composed of two parts: the older part (Gornje Deskle), which is situated in the upper part of the town, while the newer part is situated next to the street leading from the Soča Valley to Nova Gorica, and onwards to the sea. Deskle became the second biggest town in the municipality thanks to the biggest cement industry in Slovenia, which is situated in its immediate vicinity. From olden times until now, Deskle has been well-known for its rich cultural activities. On this subject, an important role is played by the
cultural association of Deskle – Deskle Freedom Cultural Association (Kulturno društvo Svododa Deskle), which every year organizes several cultural events of good quality in their cultural
centre. This building is thus the place where many cultural events, choir meetings, brass bands and theatre performances take place. Among the most important events of this genre, to mention just a few,
Littoral choirs sing (Primorski zbori pojejo),
Brass Band Competition (Revija pihalnih orkestrov) and
Deskle Cultural Week (Teden kulture v Desklah).
Salonit Anhovo Brass Band also from Deskle with its rich musical tradition and the Twirling Group represents the municipality in many events and competitions.
To sum up, many sporting and cultural events are held in the associations of this place. In the nearby village of
Ložice, a
sport and entertainment centre was built. It has two tennis courts open to the general public, and a pitch where you can play seven-a-side football, volleyball, handball basket-ball, and there is also a bowling green with two tracks, a field for beach volley and a playground for children.
There are also many religious monuments in the local community of Deskle. There is
Saint George’s Church, which was consecrated in 1929 with an altar in the Baroque style dating from the 18th century. Visitors can admire not only Saint George’s statue by the artist Novelli from Gorizia, but also frescoes by the painters Humek and Slapernik.
Saint Ahac’s Church in Prilesje is the real gem of the municipality’s cultural heritage. The church is renowned for its frescoes dating back to 1560, which had a significant impact on Slovenian painting.
In the vicinity of Deskle, there are many other churches, i.e. Saint Michael’s Church in Gornje polje, John the Baptist’s Church in Plave, Saint Kvirin’s Church in Plavje, Saint Matthew’s Church in Kamence, Saint Volbeng’s Church in Goljevci and Saint Nicholas Church in Krstenice.
If you choose to visit some of these churches, you can take an excursion which goes along the path of three temples.
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