the first road through the marsh, connecting ljubljana to studenec (now ig), was begun in 1825 and completed in 1827. the work was carried out under mayor johann nepomuk hradeczky (1775–1846) and the provincial governor, baron joseph camillo von schmidburg (1779–1846). emperor francis i of austria and empress caroline augusta of bavaria inspected the road in 1830, and a monument was erected to the achievement in 1833.