SLO:
Pot je posvečena zapuščini družine Mach.
Na Veliki Slatnik se je družina Mach preselila iz Češke, ko je Johann Mach, v filozofiji izobražen humanist in poznavalec naravoslovja, leta 1862 tam kupil graščino. Johann Mach je iz Azije dobil jajčece azijskega svilnatega prelca jamamaja. Takrat se seveda še ni zavedal, kako pomembno odločitev je sprejel z gojenjem tega metulja zaradi pridobivanja svile. Z njim se je pri nas začelo in končalo pridelovanje svile, saj so mu metulji ušli v naravo in se od nas razširili po Evropi. Po gozdovih Slatnika je jamamaje še vedno mogoče videti, po Johannu Machu pa je imenovan 262 metrov visok Machov hrib, del njegove posesti.
Bolj znan v družini Mach pa je Johannov sin Ernst Mach, znanstvenik, fizik in filozof svetovnega formata, ki je preučeval pretakanje tekočin in odkril Machovo valovno načelo, ki nastopi pri gibanju teles z nadzvočno hitrostjo. Po njem je poimenovana enota za hitrost, udarni krater Mach na Luni in asteroid, manj znano pa je, da je bil učitelj slavnega Alberta Einsteina.
Kljub pomembnosti Machove dediščine za kulturno podobo Dolenjske pa je ta v našem času ostala pozabljena in prezrta. Zato so se v Društvu Machova dediščina pod Gorjanci odločili za označitev Machove poti.
Pot je sedaj zelo natančno označena z rumenimi markacijami, rumenimi metulji ali pa z belimi tablami na katerih piše Machova pot.
ENG:
The trail is dedicated to legacy of Mach family.
Mach family has moved from Czech Republic to village Veliki Slatnik when Johann Mach, a humanist educated in philosophy and a biology expert bought a manor in 1862. Johann Mach got an egg of Japanese silk moth from Asia. At that moment, he did not yet realise how important decision he has made breeding this silk extracting butterfly. With Johann Mach, the silk extracting business started and finished in our region because the butterflies escaped into the nature and spread from Veliki Slatnik to the rest of the Europe. Butterflies can still be seen at Slatnik forest and a 262 metres tall hill »Machov hrib«, a part of his property, is named after Johann Mach.
The more well-known Mach family member is Johann` s son Ernst Mach, a scientist, physicist and philosopher of world fame who studied decanting of fluids and discovered Mach` s principle which happens to moving objects at supersonic speed. A speed unit, impact crater Mach on the Moon and an asteroid are named after him, but it is less known that he was a teacher of famous Albert Einstein.
Despite of importance of Mach family legacy for cultural image of the Dolenjska region, Mach family has almost been forgotten and ignored in our time. That is why the »Mach` legacy under Gorjanci Society« has decided to mark the Mach`s hiking trail.
The trail is now thoroughly marked with yellow blazes, yellow butterflies or white boards with »Machova pot« written on them.