Pr Pačnik

A substantial manor once stood here, extending onto the sites of today's neighbouring buildings at Aškerčev trg 8 and 9. Janez Krstnik Valvasor, founder of Laško's second hospital, established the estate office there. Arcades on the ground and upper floors suggest a late-Baroque origin, while the façade reflects reconstruction in the first half of the 19th century. A large external staircase leads to the upper floor. Construction of a side wing created a small courtyard open towards the square. On the ground floor is a large vaulted wine cellar cut into the living rock, said to be a remnant of the original manor. A legend also grew around it of an underground passage supposedly connecting the manor with the castle on the hill above.

At the end of the 19th century teacher and Laško chronicler Karl Valentinič lived here. He established a local museum on the ground floor. The original collection included fragments of Roman tombstones, pieces of pottery from Roman and pre-Roman times, finely made clocks, tableware and antique furniture. Under Valentinič's knowledgeable supervision and through diligent collecting by residents of Laško and the surrounding area — especially schoolchildren — it soon outgrew its beginnings and today forms a rich collection of the area's cultural and natural heritage, presented in the Laško Museum.

After Karl Valentinič's death, the house was bought in 1927 by Danimir Pačnik, who had moved to Laško from Šoštanj.

Here he devoted himself intensively to the wholesale wine trade. In the following years he expanded his business, advertising throughout Yugoslavia for travelling representatives who would promote his products and distribute samples of wine and liqueurs.

He traded not only in wine but also in equipment for winemaking. In 1932 he expanded his business to other products, including walnuts, demonstrating considerable entrepreneurial adaptability. He also registered a taxi service.

After the Second World War began, the family was deported to Samobor and Germans moved into the house. When the Pačnik family returned after the war, the new authorities did not allow them to resume their business activities.

Around the turn of the 21st century the house was home to the Pačnik pub.