Hayracks are a special feature of Slovenia, and the fact that they are so numerous in such a small area is also interesting. Their presence lends additional interest to the fields and meadows.
There are of various types - double, single, stretched. A double hayrack may reveal the owner’s special attitude to it. Farmers are usually very proud of their hayracks, if not even personally attached to them. This special attachment can be observed in the inscriptions on the dormers or on beams, which usually record the year of their construction or the name of the owner. They tell the story of the people who commissioned, constructed or used them.
They are used for drying grain sheaves, wheat, maize, clover, beans, hay, etc. Placed in fields, they are typical of the farm buildings in Slovenia. The hayrack is an important feature of the Slovenian ethnic area and an example of folk architecture worth preserving.
Thus, the initiative by the Municipality of Šentrupert in the Dolenjska region to design a ‘land of hayracks’ is even more commendable.
Brochure of the open air hay racks museum
All six types of hayrack will be presented at the museum: single, single stretched, single parallel, and low, stretched and double, which are double variants. The area of the Land of Hayracks covers 2.5 ha, with one kilometre of footpaths between the exhibits. The oldest example in the museum is a Lukatov double hayrack dating to 1795.
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