Cultural Heritage
Several structures in Idrijski Log are registered as cultural heritage:
- The Andrejček Wayside Shrine (Slovene: Andrejčkovo znamenje) stands next to the house at Idrijski Log no. 4. It consists of a plinth, a tall stone column, and a niche covered by a square hip roof. The niche contains a statue of the Virgin Mary. The shrine dates to the 18th century.
- The Jurij Wayside Shrine (Slovene: Jurijevo znamenje) stands along the forest road between Idrija and Črni Vrh. It is a small wooden cross with a sculpture of the Crucifixion attached to a tree. It is protected by a semicircular metal roof and dates to the 20th century.
- Vojko's Plaque (Slovene: Vojkova plošča) is attached to the face of a cliff in the Idrijca Gorge, along the road from Idrija to Idrijska Bela. It marks the site where the Partisan fighter Janko Premrl (a.k.a. Vojko, 1920–1943) was mortally wounded on 15 February 1943.
- The Semenček House (Slovene: Semenčkova hiša) stands along the main road at Idrijski Log no. 15. It is a two-story house with a steeply pitched tiled roof dating to the end of the 19th century or beginning of the 20th century. The front and side of the house have five bays. The interior preserves a typical room layout and a smoke kitchen.
- Vojko's Hut (Slovene: Vojkova koča) stands above Juniper Hill (Brinov grič) above the village. It is an imperfect 1958 reconstruction of the hut in which the Partisan fighter Janko Premrl died. There is a plaque in front of the hut.
- The Confirmation Wayside Shrine (Slovene: Znamenje pri Birmi) is located along a forest road in the hamlet of Koševnik, about 500 m from the house at Idrijski Log no. 4. It is an inscription on a rock wall that reads "Tu je bila birma u letu 1717 J.B.F." (Confirmation took place here in 1717. J.B.F.).
- The Leskovec Cross Wayside Shrine (Slovene: Znamenje Pri Leskovčevem križu) is a large wooden cross on a stone base bearing the carved numbers 7 and 18. The cross has a cast-iron sculpture of the Crucifixion and is covered by a triangular metal roof. It dates from the end of the 19th century and is located along the main road between Idrijski Log nos. 14 and 15.
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The Andrejček Wayside Shrine
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