Kum, Summit in the Sava Hills, Slovenia.
Kum is the highest peak of the Slovenian Sava Hills, reaching 1,220 meters above sea level. Its summit, part of the settlement of Ključevica, holds a mountain lodge, a church dedicated to Saint Agnes and an RTV transmitter, and a road plus marked hiking trails lead up to it, including the route over Dobovec from the north.
The summit features a 17th-century church dedicated to Saint Agnes, which has served as a historical landmark and spiritual site for centuries in this region of Slovenia.
Locals call Kum the "Sava Triglav" because it is the highest peak in the Sava Hills. In 2003 the group Laibach, through member Peter Mlakar, held a short event in the Church of St. Agnes that church authorities judged desecrated the building, so it was re-blessed.
A paved road leads to the summit, and marked hiking trails also reach it, including a route from the north via Dobovec. A mountain hut, a transmitter and the church of Saint Agnes stand on top. The summit belongs to the settlement of Ključevica.
The transmitter began broadcasting in May 1957 from a 25-metre tower; a 60-metre tower followed in 1960. It was seriously damaged twice during the 1991 independence war and rebuilt from 1992. In 2003 the group Laibach and its honorary member Peter Mlakar held an event in St Agnes's church that church authorities judged a desecration, so it had to be reconsecrated.
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