Odkrivamo Kamnik

Dr. Maks Samec (1844–1889) je bil zdravnik in pomembna osebnost javnega življenja na Kranjskem. V Kamniku je vodil Meščansko korporacijo, bil član številnih društev ter med letoma 1880 in 1886 župan. Njegovi največji pridobitvi za mesto sta bili dokončani leta 1882: gradnja nove mestne hiše s šolo na Glavnem trgu ter prekop klanca pod Malim gradom, kar je močno olajšalo promet, zlasti za konjske vprege z vozovi. Ta t. i. Samčev predor je nadomestil strm vzpon, ki je ločeval mesto od predmestja. Do konca leta 1882 je bil klanec predrt, nekaj hiš porušenih in zgrajena nova škarpa. Za njeno zidavo so uporabili kamen iz bližnjega Resnikovega kamnoloma Pod skalco. Med deli so odkrili star rov med Malim gradom in Žalami. Njegov izvor ni povsem jasen – morda sega v čas grofov Andeških iz 12. stoletja, turških ali protestantskih časov iz 16. stoletja. Na rov danes opozarjajo trije kamniti kvadri, vzidani pokončno v škarpo. Če greste proti Šutni, so na vaši desni strani.

Samec Tunnel, 1882

Dr. Maks Samec (1844–1889) was a physician and a prominent public figure in the Carniola region. In Kamnik, he led the Burgher Corporation, was an active member of several societies, and served as mayor from 1880 to 1886. His two major contributions to the town were completed in 1882: the construction of a new town hall with a school on the Main Square, and the cutting through of the steep slope below Little Castle, which significantly improved traffic flow, especially for horse-drawn carriages. This so-called Samec Tunnel replaced the steep incline that once separated the town from the suburb. By the end of 1882, the slope had been pierced, several houses demolished, and a new retaining wall built using stone from the nearby Resnik Quarry, located near the inn Pod skalco. During the excavation, workers discovered an old underground passage connecting Little Castle to the Žale area. Its origin remains unclear—it may date back to the 12th century Counts of Andechs, or to the Turkish invasions or Protestant times in the 16th century. Today, three upright stone blocks embedded in the retaining wall mark the entrance to this passage. If you're walking from town toward to Šutna toward the town, they are on the right side.