Planina Uskovnica, Mountain pasture in Bohinj Municipality, Slovenia

Planina Uskovnica is an Alpine pasture on the Pokljuka Plateau in the Bohinj area, belonging to Srednja Vas v Bohinju. Its wooden cottages and stalls are scattered in small intervals across the high plateau, many with attached barns and surrounded by livestock enclosures. Most of these cottages have been converted into vacation houses.

The pasture was first documented in 1489 and developed over centuries as a center of livestock farming in the region. During World War II, roughly 150 buildings were destroyed by German forces and the livestock was removed from the area.

The name Uskovnica was recorded in 1489 as Luskowincza and probably comes from the old plant name luska. Janez Mencinger described the pasture in 1897 in Moja hoja na Triglav, and Nada Matičič spent her holidays in a cottage here, using the pasture in several stories. A monument near the abandoned cheesery commemorates Janez Oblak and three other victims of 11 November 1944.

The pasture is reachable via an 8-kilometer dirt road from Srednja Vas or a 3-kilometer route from Rudno polje, with parking near the guesthouse. The best time to visit is June through September when the pasture is actively managed and weather conditions are more stable.

The pasture serves as a starting point for numerous hiking trails leading to mountain peaks such as Veliki Draski vrh at 2243 meters and Visevnik at 2050 meters. These summits are reachable within a few hours from here, making it a key hub for walkers exploring the region.