Thank you to everyone whose cooperation, support and trust are helping to shape the new Bitner story.
The project is co-financed by MLSKRR.
Funding
The investment is worth around 1.5 million euros. The state is contributing 1.2 million euros under the 2026 Public Call for the Revitalisation of Public Infrastructure Buildings in Disadvantaged Border Areas (MLSKRR); the remainder is provided by the Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju from its own budget.
- Owner and applicant
- Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju
- Co-financer
- MLSKRR
- Operator
- Bitner Institute
Participating partners
The programme for the use of the building was drawn up by the municipality and the following partners:
- Zavod Danica Lovrenc na Pohorju
- Spinosus
- Gobarsko društvo Lisička (Lisička Mushroom Society)
- Zavod za gozdove Slovenije (Slovenia Forest Service)
- Zavod RS za varstvo narave (Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation)
- RRA za Koroško – Regijski park Pohorje (Koroška Regional Development Agency – Pohorje Regional Park)
- Skupna občinska uprava – Skupna služba varstva okolja (Joint Municipal Administration – Joint Environmental Protection Service)
- Čebelarsko društvo Lovrenc na Pohorju (Beekeepers’ Society)
- Čebelarska družina Ruše (Ruše Beekeepers’ Association)
- Društvo upokojencev Lovrenc na Pohorju – zeliščarski krožek Srčna moč (Pensioners’ Society – Srčna moč herbalist group)
- Lovrenc na Pohorju Primary School and Kindergarten
- Planinsko društvo Lovrenc na Pohorju (Mountaineering Society) with its photography section
- Društvo kmetic Lovrenc na Pohorju (Countrywomen’s Society)
Would you like to get involved?
Write to us and join in: info@visitlovrenc.si
