Skozi čas se je o temnih, mračnih gozdovih Notranjske napletlo precej zgodb in prav nič čudnega ni, da jih nekaj pripoveduje tudi o jamah in bogastvu, ki naj bi bilo skrito v njih.
Rado Radešček je v svoji knjigi Slovenske legende zapisal precej strašljivo zgodbo o bogastvu, ki ga je v jami našel Avgust Kališki, gospodar kmetije v Kališah.
Bogastvo naj bi pripadalo rimski postojanki iz Planine, skozi katero je vodila glavna pot proti morju. Postojanko so napadli barbari in ko so rimski vojaki spoznali, da bodo premagani, so pograbili zaklad in z njimi bežali proti Emoni. Ker niso mogli ubežati pred napadalci, so zaklad zakopali v jamo v okolici Kališ. Precej let kasneje, ko je v Kališa gospodaril August Kališki je na polju srečal romarja. Romar je prenočil pri Avgusti in ker ga je imel za poštenjaka, mu je zaupal svojo skrivnost. V starih listinah beneške cerkve sv. Marka je namreč odkril zapis kje v Kališah je zakopan dragoceni zaklad rimske postojanke.
Po eni različici naj bi Avgust romarja speljal na napačno pot, saj je on najbolje poznal okolico Kališ. Ko se je romar naveličal iskanja in se je vrnil v Benetke se je Avgust polastil zaklada in tako nenadoma obogatel. Druge bolj krute različice pa pripovedujejo o tem, da je ubogi romar končal v kakšni od okoliških jam.
Bogastvo pa Avgustu ni prineslo sreče in miru. Za njegovo bogastvo je slišala gospoda iz dvorca v Planini in ta je Avgusta tako stiskala, da je na koncu obubožal in umrl kot siromak. Še danes je med ljudmi ohranjena pripoved, da je ob Avgustovi smrti nastal strašen vihar, da se je zemlja stresla, Unica je prestopil bregove in vsi so bili prepričani, da je sam vrag prišel po Avgustovo grešno dušo .
Janez Zrnec ima malce drugačno zgodbo. Pisalo naj bi se leto 452, ko so po deželi krvavo pustošili Huni. Rimski legionarji so se sicer junaško branili, vendar je takrat njihova moč že bledela, sovražnika pa je bilo kot listja in trave. Emona je gorela in rimski vojaki so pobrali zaklade ter bežali proti Rimu. Že pri Longaticumu, današnjem Logatcu, so jih Huni dohiteli. Rimljani so spoznali, da s težkim tovorom zlata in drugega bogastva ne bodo ušli zasledovalcem. Odločili so se, da skrenejo v neprehodne logaške gozdove. Gozdovi so bili polni kraških jam. Iz nekaterih se je slišalo bučanje, kot da se v njih pretaka voda, v drugih niso slišali kamna kdaj je padlo na dno globokih prepadov. Ustavili so se v Kališah kjer so edini izviri pitne vode daleč naokoli. Ker so jim bili zasledovalci že tik za petami so se odločili, da zvrnejo voz z bogastvom v globoko jamo. Rimljani se po zaklad niso vrnili, zato pa so ga iskali mnogi drugi. Zaklada ni našel še nihče, če pa ga je, se za to ne ve.
Po tretji različici je bogastvo povezano s potovanjem lepe Medeje in njenih Argonavtov proti Jadranskem morju. Tudi oni so bežali pred zasledovalci in seveda s seboj vozili veliko bogastvo. Ker so jim bili zasledovalci vedno bližje, so ga, da bi lažje napredovali skrili v eno od jam v okolici Kališ. Bogastva naj bi bilo za cel voz in do danes naj ga ne bi še nihče našel.
Ali je rimsko zlato še v jami ali ne, je težko reči. Zakladi pa tukaj zagotovo so, le videti jih je treba. Nekaj jih lahko spoznate, če se podate na pot iz Logatca do Planinskega polja po markirani Jakobovi poti.
Prinesite pisalo!
Viri:
Miran Nagode: Skozi Vranjo in Skedneno jamo na Planinskem polju
Rado Radešček: Slovenske legende
Over the time, many stories have been told about the dark, gloomy forests of Notranjska, and it is not surprising that some of them also tell about caves and the treasure that is said to be hidden in them.
In Rado Radešček's book Slovenske legende (Slovenian Legends), wrote a rather scary story about the treasure that August Kališki, the owner of a farm in Kališe, found in a cave.
The treasure allegedly belonged to the Roman outpost from Planina, through which the main road to the sea led. The outpost was attacked by barbarians and when the Roman soldiers realized that they would be defeated, they grabbed the treasure and fled with it towards Emona (capital of Slovenia – Ljubljana) . Since they could not escape from the attackers, they buried the treasure in a cave near Kališe. Many years later, when August Kališki was the ruler of Kališe, he met a pilgrim in a field. The pilgrim spent the night at Augusta's, and considering him honest, he confided his secret to him. In the old documents of the Venetian church of St. Marko pilgrim discovered a record where the precious treasure of the Roman outpost is buried in Kališe.
According to one version, Augustus is said to have led the pilgrim on the wrong path, as he knew the Kališe area best. When the pilgrim got tired of the search and returned to Venice, Augustus took possession of the treasure and suddenly became rich. Other more cruel versions tell of the fact that the poor pilgrim ended up in one of the surrounding caves.
Treasure did not bring happiness and peace to Augustus. Lord of the castle heard about his wealth and he oppressed Augustus so much that in the end he died a poor man. Even today, the story is preserved among the people that when Augustus died, a terrible storm arose, that the earth shook, river Unica crossed the banks and everyone was convinced that the devil himself came for Augustus' sinful soul.
Janez Zrnec has a slightly different story. It was supposed to be the year 452, when the Huns were wreaking bloody havoc on the land. The Roman legionnaires defended themselves heroically, but by then their strength was already fading, because they were outnumbered. Emona (Ljubljana) was burning and the Roman soldiers collected the treasures and fled towards Rome. Already at Longaticum, today's Logatec, the Huns caught up with them. The Romans realized that they would not escape their pursuers with a heavy load of gold and other wealth. They decided to turn into the impassable log forests. The forests were full of karst caves. From some there was a rumbling sound, as if water was flowing in them, in others they did not hear a stone when it fell to the bottom of deep shaft. They stopped in Kališe, where is the only source of drinking water in the area. Since their pursuers were already right behind them, they decided to roll the wagon with the wealth into a deep pit. The Romans did not return for the treasure, so many others searched for it. No one has found the treasure yet, but if there is, it is not known.
According to the third version, the wealth is connected with the journey of the beautiful Medea and her Argonauts towards the Adriatic Sea. They, too, were running away from their pursuers and, of course, were carrying great wealth with them. Since their pursuers were getting closer and closer, they hid him in one of the caves in the vicinity of Kališe in order to advance more easily. There is said to be a whole wagon worth of wealth, and to this day no one has found it.
Whether the Roman gold is still in the cave or not is hard to say. There are definitely treasures here, you just have to look for them. You can spot some of them if you go from Logatec to Planinsko polje along the marked Jakobova pot (marked with yellow seashell).
Bring a pen!
Sources:
Miran Nagode: Through Vranja and Skednena jama on Planinsko polje
Rado Radešček: Slovenian legends