Tradicionalno stavbarstvo v Beli Krajini
Traditional Architecture in Bela Krajina

Summary/Abstract: The author wishes to present traditional architecture in the commune of Metlika which is, due to a changing way of life, rapidly disappearing. In 1976, thirty two objects in the commune (houses, farm buildings, homesteads) were registered as monuments of ethnological value; another field survey in 1983 revealed that only six of them were still existent (houses in the Drašiči village). The objects of traditional architecture (houses and farm buildings) are closely related to the features of natural environment in which they are located. Their function stems from the strong orientation to agriculture of the people living in this region, particularly in the past. Regular employment in industry and regular cash income have brought many changes to the way of life in the country, including the culture of residence. Urban and suburban construction make their way into the village where, unfortunately, they are often unsuitable to the local geographic conditions, do not retain qualities of traditional architecture, and frequently do not fulfill the needs of rural dwellers.

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