The story tells us about Polish baroque sculptor Peter Žiwobski, who fled to the village of Podbrezje in the 18th century. He founded a sculpture workshop here and made many altars and statues for churches in the former Upper Carniola region. The village will have its statue erected in 2020.

It was the year 1772 when in Ljubljana appeared a young sculptor and carver from Poland Peter Žiwobski. In that year the European superpowers Austria, Russia and Prussia, which were ruled by Maria Theresa, Catherine the Great and Frederick II, divided parts of Poland between themselves. Perhaps it was the reason that the aspiring young man were looking for new opportunities in the Carniola. The Sculptor Guild in Ljubljana was afraid of a competition so the Polish sculptor was expelled after two months. He looked for work and new opportunities in Upper Carniola. He worked as an assistant in the famous Vrbnik's workshop in Kranj until he got an individual contract in Podbrezje. How did Žiwobski receive this contract, we do not know, but certainly he already won a recognition with the previous, excellent works. Because it was practical, he moved to Podbrezje and lived in Srednja vas no.7. The house is still named "Pr Žagarjǝ" what underlines that there was a carpenter and wheelwright workshop before. He undertook the contract and soon there were formed three beautiful altars with the saints and all the decorations in the parish church of St. James. Subsequent recovery and reconstruction works did not significantly affect the altars, so today they constitute the fundamental Žiwobski's work and also top quality baroque sculpture in Upper Carniola. We do not know how big was his workshop and how many assistants he had, but looking at the magnitude of the work in Podbrezje and neighboring towns, we can conclude that he expanded the workshop and was also successful in getting contracts. He did not only work in Podbrezje, but he also made a family. In January 1782 he married Frančiška Zaparin and, as we learnt from the parish archives, they had three children in the next four years. After 1786 there is no more records about Peter Žiwobski in the archives in Podbrezje. When and why he moved from Podbrezje we can only gues . In any case, with his work in Podbrezje he made a decisive mark on the late baroque church sculpture in Upper Carniola.

The story connects the cultural heritage of the former Empire of Austria-Hungary. Today, these are the countries: Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic. Žiwobski was a Polish Baroque sculptor born in southern Poland. He worked and created in Slovenia. Even today, the story connects these two countries. The municipality of Naklo Slovenia (Podbrezje village) is connected to the municipality of Naklo nad Notecia in Poland. The opening of the Žiwobski monument is supported by the Municipality of Naklo Slovenia, the Municipality of Naklo nad Notecia Poland, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Slovenia, the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. The EDH events in Podbrezje in the year 2020 will connect all participants.