Kreativni center Čuk

Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin

Vila Bianca

Bistro Bianca

Šili testenine

Brivnica LMK The barber

Kavarna Stari trg

Hiša mineralov

Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija

Cvetličarna Meta

Čevljarska urgenca Koren

Kreativni center Čuk

Creative Center Čuk

The Creative Center Čuk represents a hub for creative businesses and individuals, local artisans, product-oriented companies with innovative solutions, and young creatives. With the substantive support of the SAŠA Incubator, we enable faster and more intensive development.

Prikazna slika:Kreativni center Čuk
Prikazna slika:Kreativni center Čuk
Prikazna slika:Kreativni center Čuk
Prikazna slika:Kreativni center Čuk

Description

On the ground floor, traditional artisanal and contemporary creative activities intertwine. Open spaces are enlivened by education, networking events, and during warmer months, the space connects with the old town street, offering opportunities for smaller events. The Creative Center Čuk is intended for the storming of ideas, fostering entrepreneurship, and facilitating an easier takeoff for market breakthroughs. BUSINESS SPACES: On the first floor, there are 6 offices designed for companies with innovative products and those involved in creative industries. In this way, we connect two segments that complement each other and grow together. The offices are managed by the Municipality of Velenje. SAŠA INCUBATOR COWORKING: In the attic of the building, there are 14 workstations available for innovative individuals and teams who are still in the early stages of developing entrepreneurial ideas, independent entrepreneurs, and young startups.

Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin

Bakery of Ideas - a house of promising cultural and artistic content

With the Revitalization of the Old Town Core project, Old Velenje has undergone its most comprehensive renovation to date. As part of the project, a new building was constructed, and a car-free square was arranged. The Bakery building houses the Urban Office, a restaurant with an exhibition space, a multipurpose hall, five studios, a workshop, and two apartments in the attic. The building was named after the old structure that stood at this location before the revitalization. In public discourse, especially among artists and those connected to the building in some way, the name Bakery was used as a reference to this new building. The name was then descriptively complemented to Bakery of Ideas - a house of promising cultural and artistic content. The building is managed by the Youth Center Velenje.

Prikazna slika:Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin
Prikazna slika:Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin
Prikazna slika:Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin
Prikazna slika:Pekarna idej – hiša perspektivnih kulturno-umetniških vsebin

Description

The content introduced will contribute in the long term to the content revitalization of this part of the city of Velenje and raise its recognition. The Urban Office, located in the building, is responsible for improving the management of the old town core, which will contribute to more efficient use of space and a better everyday life in Old Velenje. After the comprehensive renovation, the area gained a beautiful square with a view of Velenje Castle, reviving the old town atmosphere in this oldest part of our city, which this area once had. Conditions for events that have already taken place in this space have been improved. Additionally, a new public space has been acquired, which, with its attractiveness and functionality, has connected the old part of the city with the new part, attracted new providers, visitors, and thus contributed to the overall revitalization of this degraded area.

Vila Bianca

Villa Bianca

The unique ambiance of Villa Bianca is suitable for various occasions: diverse cultural events, concerts, business meetings, conferences, weddings, etc. The magnificent environment and the old part of the town give them a special touch of nobility. Villa Bianca is named after Countess Bianca Adamovich, who lived in it in the 19th century. The modernly renovated villa welcomes us at the entrance to Velenje, below Velenje Castle. In the Tourist Information Center, which operates in the villa, you can learn about the tourist offer of Velenje, the Savinja-Šalek region, and Slovenia. Along with rich promotional and informational material, visitors can choose from local souvenirs, rent a bicycle, and buy local delicacies from providers from the Šalek Valley.

Prikazna slika:Vila Bianca
Prikazna slika:Vila Bianca
Prikazna slika:Vila Bianca
Prikazna slika:Vila Bianca

Description

In Villa Bianca, there are three different business spaces available for rent: Bianca Attic: A modernly equipped space on the top floor of the villa, accommodating up to 50 visitors. The space is suitable primarily for meetings, symposiums, seminars, congresses, educational workshops, fairs, conferences, presentations, training sessions, etc. The conference hall is modernly equipped. Bianca Hall: A beautiful hall with unique acoustics, where you can set up 70 chairs, and visitors can also occupy the balcony. The space is primarily suitable for weddings, cultural events, press conferences, etc. The proper atmosphere for various cultural events (concerts, theater and puppet shows), weddings, and business events is created by the festive interior, where old architectural elements meet modern materials and forms, with rich details and sculptural accents. Bianca Gallery: A gallery space on the ground floor of the villa. The space serves as an exhibition or sales gallery, for organizing promotional events, receptions, etc.

Bistro Bianca

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Bistro, in French, means a small, simple restaurant. And that's exactly what Bistro Bianca is in Velenje and its surroundings. They serve breakfast, bistro food, and à la carte dishes. Carefully selected seasonal ingredients, locally sourced, are what create the best flavors. The staff is known for their knowledge and attentiveness to even the most demanding guest.

Prikazna slika:Bistro Bianca
Prikazna slika:Bistro Bianca
Prikazna slika:Bistro Bianca
Prikazna slika:Bistro Bianca

Description

At this location, you can host a birthday party, invite business partners, or create an unforgettable breakfast or dinner for your loved ones. Since the venue also serves as a ceremonial space (wedding hall), you can also host receptions there. You are warmly invited to satisfy your taste buds.

Šili testenine

Šili Pasta

A family story twirled onto forks. They craft homemade boutique pasta of all kinds and flavors from the finest natural ingredients, without added colors or preservatives. You are invited to their boutique shop located in the Creative Center Čuk (Stari trg 11).

Prikazna slika:Šili testenine
Prikazna slika:Šili testenine
Prikazna slika:Šili testenine
Prikazna slika:Šili testenine

Description

Šili homemade pasta tells the story of a small family business born out of a great love for food preparation and cooking. They entered the market in 2013 under the name Šili Pasta. Šili is derived from their surname Šilc, and the idea was contributed by their grandfather, who has been their biggest supporter from the very beginning. In his memory, they decided to keep this name. They use high-quality natural ingredients from controlled cultivation. The basis for the pasta is always hard durum wheat of characteristic golden color and fresh eggs from free-range farming. The palette of colors, shapes, and flavors is already very wide and expands every year. The specialty in pasta making is certainly natural drying. The pasta goes through hands from the machine, carefully inspected and placed on wooden racks, then undergoes a natural drying process that lasts up to 48 hours. This imparts a wonderful scent and taste of homeliness, which is preserved until packaging, opening the package, and consumption. They continuously supplement their knowledge and always listen to the wishes of their customers. They are aware that they have high-quality pasta, which they can only maintain through boutique production and sales. The Šili family makes everything by hand and with heart. Their packages evoke a great sense of warmth, authenticity, and homeliness, something that truly no industrially produced food possesses. Their pasta has also been awarded the ArtCraft Slovenia certificate, which assures the buyer that it is truly a natural and homemade product.

Brivnica LMK The barber

Barbershop LMK: The Barber

In Old Velenje, the barbershop LMK has found its place. The company was founded by a young man who claims to have gained most of his knowledge from an older barber in Zadar. His services range from men's haircuts to beard grooming and maintenance.

Prikazna slika:Brivnica LMK The barber
Prikazna slika:Brivnica LMK The barber
Prikazna slika:Brivnica LMK The barber
Prikazna slika:Brivnica LMK The barber

Description

Lan Marcel Koželjnik is not yet twenty years old, but he started his career entrepreneurially and found his place in the revitalized old town center. He completed his secondary hairdressing school in Celje, where he did not train as a barber because they did not teach that in his generation, he says. He gained knowledge on his own, and as he says, he gained the most in the barbershop with the older barber in Zadar, Croatia, and then he had a short time renting a chair in a hair salon in Šoštanj. Now he's on his own. He has arranged a very pleasant shop where men can tie their souls with a glass of strong drink while waiting for the service, listening to jazz, soul, and blues, and then surrendering to the grooming of their appearance and calming down, as one of them said. A man who decides to wear a mustache and/or a beard - and they have been in fashion for some time - must also take care of it, and it is easier and more pleasant if it is done by a barber.

Kavarna Stari trg

Café Old Square

Pastries made from old recipes and those already known in the Šaleška Valley and beyond. It offers the activity of a peaceful café with a diverse selection of drinks, snacks, and pastries.

Prikazna slika:Kavarna Stari trg
Prikazna slika:Kavarna Stari trg
Prikazna slika:Kavarna Stari trg
Prikazna slika:Kavarna Stari trg

Description

Opening Hours MON - SAT: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM SUN - 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS The Municipality of Velenje and the Youth Center Velenje announced a tender on December 23, 2022, for the lease of a property, specifically for a restaurant with an adjoining terrace in the Bakery of Ideas. In accordance with this tender, I became the lessee of the new café, which we named Café Old Square. In Old Velenje, together with the employees, I will try to revive the Old Square with pastries prepared according to old recipes and those already known in the Šaleška Valley and beyond.

Hiša mineralov

House of Minerals

The museum showcases a geological collection of minerals from around the world and an extensive collection of minerals from the Slovenian region. On display are over 13,000 different minerals from the private collection of collector and connoisseur Jože Rihtar. Admission to the museum is free.

Prikazna slika:Hiša mineralov
Prikazna slika:Hiša mineralov
Prikazna slika:Hiša mineralov
Prikazna slika:Hiša mineralov

Description

Jože Rihtar has rich knowledge and experience in mining, as he pursued his professional career as a miner at the Velenje Coal Mine. He often ventures into various quarries and abandoned mines, attends fairs, and actively collaborates with other collectors both domestically and internationally. As a result of his hobby, a unique collection of minerals from around the world has grown over the past 40 years. In addition to the rich mineral collection, the exhibition also features a geological collection of precious and semi-precious decorative stones, which transport the visitor into a special world of colors, shapes, and energies. Attention is also drawn to the building itself, which houses the House of Minerals. The building, adorned with a rich facade in the Neo-historicist style, while the interior staircase with beautifully ornamented cast iron railing, is monumentally protected. It is dated to the second half of the 19th century, on the site where in the 16th century stood the chaplain's house, where the first school in Velenje was founded in 1574. Since the second half of the 19th century, the building served as a residential-commercial object; families lived there, it served as the seat of municipal offices, gendarmerie, and ultimately also the police. Today, in the building at Stari trg 19, besides the House of Minerals, it is also the seat of the Old Velenje Community.

Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija

Velenje Book Foundation

Their mission is to provide moral, organizational, and professional support for preserving, developing, and promoting the book culture in the Velenje area and beyond, as well as encouraging patronage and other forms of support for the foundation's activities with cultural, research-based, literary, linguistic-cultural, and other book-related content.

Prikazna slika:Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija
Prikazna slika:Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija
Prikazna slika:Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija
Prikazna slika:Ustanova Velenjska knjižna fundacija

Description

Mission: The mission of the Velenje Book Foundation is to provide moral, organizational, and professional support for the preservation, development, and growth of the book culture in the Velenje area and beyond. Additionally, the foundation aims to encourage patronage and other forms of support for its activities, focusing on cultural, research-based, literary, linguistic-cultural, and other book-related content. Activities: Flexibility in Publishing Policy: The foundation promotes flexibility in accepting and implementing high-quality publishing policies in the Velenje and Šaleška cultural areas and beyond. Excellence in Publishing Activities: It strives to achieve and maintain excellence in book publishing activities by producing artistic, scientific-research, or professional-publicist content in the Velenje and Šaleška cultural areas and beyond. Flow of Ideas and Collaboration: The foundation fosters the flow of ideas, information, and collaboration among authors to enhance creativity and innovation. National and International Publishing Cooperation: It promotes national and international cooperation in book publishing to broaden the reach and impact of its activities. Promotion of Book Culture: The foundation encourages the development of contemporary artistic, professional, and linguistic literacy, thereby fostering book culture. Promotion of Literary Culture: It promotes literary, book-publishing, reading, and linguistic culture in the Velenje and Šaleška areas and beyond. Literary and Cultural Events: The foundation organizes literary-cultural-educational events to promote high-quality contemporary fiction in various regions, including Velenje, Šaleška, the 03-region, Slovenia, and internationally. Educational Programs: It implements educational and promotional programs to enhance reading culture and distribute books produced by the foundation. Specific Activities Include: Publishing and publishing activities Organization of local, regional, national, and international cultural-artistic, educational, and exhibition events Charitable activities with cultural actions and book gifts Research and experimental development in social sciences and humanities Allocation of funds for specific purposes in accordance with the foundation's objectives Promotion and publication of high-quality books and magazines in the fields of fiction and humanities Promotion of Velenje book production and authors Collaboration and networking in the field of books, particularly in presenting Velenje authors nationally and internationally Development of reading culture Integration of the foundation's book production into bookstore and library networks nationwide Collaboration with similar Slovenian and international institutions Cooperation with local and governmental organizations influencing the position and development of books Professional tasks related to the foundation's mission and objectives Through these activities, the Velenje Book Foundation aims to contribute to the enrichment and advancement of book culture in the region and beyond.

Cvetličarna Meta

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Cvetličarna Meta, which has been present in Staro Velenje since 1993, is known for its charming and traditional offering of flowers and arrangements. Their service extends from arranging wedding flowers, and funeral flowers, to various gift arrangements for different occasions. They also deliver their products within the city and its surroundings, enabling customers to shop easily and conveniently.

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Prikazna slika:Cvetličarna Meta
Prikazna slika:Cvetličarna Meta
Prikazna slika:Cvetličarna Meta

Description

In these almost thirty years of operation, the florists of Cvetličarna Meta have continuously strived to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction. Their range includes a wide variety of bouquets, arrangements, and decorations for various occasions, whether happy or more sombre events. They specialize in decorating weddings, baptisms, parties, and funerals, where their floral masterpieces add a special charm to the event. They rely on high-quality and fresh flowers and the experienced hands of florists who have years of experience in arranging flowers. Additionally, they offer gift arrangement services, where customers can choose and personalize gift arrangements according to their wishes. This allows customers to express their emotions and feelings uniquely and specially. Cvetličarna Meta remains true to its tradition while also following modern trends and customer preferences. With their friendly and professional approach and high-quality offering of flowers and services, they have gained the trust and favor of customers and become an indispensable part of the local community in Stari Velenje.

Čevljarska urgenca Koren

Shoemaker's emergency room Koren

If your favorite pair of shoes needs refurbishing, you want to stretch out new shoes, or your footwear needs minor repairs, then Shoemaker's emergency room Koren is the right place for you. Welcome to the boutique workshop located in the Creative Center Čuk (Stari trg 11).

Prikazna slika:Čevljarska urgenca Koren
Prikazna slika:Čevljarska urgenca Koren
Prikazna slika:Čevljarska urgenca Koren
Prikazna slika:Čevljarska urgenca Koren

Description

The workshop is located in the Creative Center Čuk, at Stari trg 11. The building is situated at the entrance to the old town center. If you are coming from Villa Bianca, you just need to turn left around the building. Upon entering through the doors of the shoemaker's workshop, you can see a wide variety of footwear. Additionally, you may find a handbag or another interesting item that requires refurbishment. While enjoying a friendly chat, you can also learn some interesting stories from Old Velenje. The company is part of a long-standing family tradition. During the conversation, you can take a look around the workshop and see numerous tools and machines, some of which have archival value. You are welcome to visit!