Planinsko društvo Slovenj Gradec

Founded in 1919, Planinsko društvo Slovenj Gradec is a non-profit association based in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia working on community development, children & youth, education +2 more.

Planinsko društvo Slovenj Gradec is a mountaineering association in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, active since 1919 and affiliated with the Planinska zveza Slovenije. It runs two mountain huts, Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom and Grmovškov dom pod Veliko Kopo, and maintains about 76 km of hiking trails. Its volunteer-led youth section organises multi-day mountain camps for primary school children, hiking and mountain safety training, and a children's photography competition. The society also organises public hikes and excursions through its guides' section, trains mountain guides and markers, and cooperates with the Gorska reševalna služba Maribor, Območna enota Slovenj Gradec, on avalanche and rescue education. Its work is centred on the Mislinja and Drava valleys and the Pohorje and Kozjak area of north-eastern Slovenia.