Medno: From Town Swimming Pool To Children's Resort

Abstract

After the First World War, Ljubljana's city officials began to think of an official bathing area to delight the bathers and bathers who spent their leisure time by the Sava River. At first glance, it seemed that a suitable location was found in Medno in 1929. The lease of the land or the construction of the bathing facilities has sparked a wideranging and heated debate between the supporters of the bathing facilities on the Ljubljanica river on the one hand and the supporters of the bathing facilities on the Sava river on the other. The minutes of municipal meetings, held by the Historical Archive of Ljubljana, provide insight into this. They also show that the high expectations of the Medno supporters were spoiled by the very low number of tickets sold, which led to the abandonment of the Sava baths in 1931. The municipality entrusted the (co-)management of the site to its social policy section, which has used it relatively successfully for children's summer holidays for several years in a row.