Mačji Dol


Mačji Dol is a small settlement northwest of Šentlovrenc in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The municipality is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Mačji Dol is also known locally as Marči Dol, from which the local adjective marovski/''marovški'' is derived.

Cultural heritage

Mačji Dol Cave is an archaeological site along the road from Mačji Dol to Dolnji Vrh. It was used by Pleistocene hunters, and stone tools from the Middle Paleolithic have been found. The site was investigated by the archaeologist in 1974 and 1975.