On the outskirts of the Dolenjska region, lies the commune of Grosuplje. The settlement of Magdalene mountain dates back to early Iron Age while Šmarje-Sap, the second biggest town in the commune, was for more than 700 hundred years the cultural and religious centre of the western part of the Dolenjska region.
The town of Grosuplje, the cultural and business centre of the commune, was first mentioned in written sources in 1136 Its strategic location helped Grosuplje to quickly develop into a modern town .

The Magdalene mountain area was once the site of a prehistoric settlement. The rich archaeological heritage excavated from numerous graves bears witness to the several millennia of human settlement at the Magdalene mountain. The most precious finds date back to the Iron Age. A decorative plate shaped as a four-sided cross decorated with horse's heads provided the basis of the commune's coat of arms.

The picturesque landscape of the Radensko polje has been shaped through a millennia of symbiosis of man and nature. In Radensko polje all typical karst phenomena can be found: karstic springs, sinkholes and estavelles. Due to its landscape rich in animal life and the large number of endangered species Radensko polje is part of the European ecological network Natura 2000.

The Mayor's cave is a textbook example of the karst underground.. . This underground treasure of the Slovene Karst boasts all manner of karst phenomena and shapes: stalactites and stalagmites etc. The cave, discovered in 1926 consists of seven beautiful halls.

The small castle of Praproče was built in the 13th century. The castle now belongs to the Adamič family from which the American publicist and writer of Slovenian origin, Loius Adamič (1898 -1951), stems from. His novels (Dynamite, Eagle and Roots) show a great interest in both countries and their social and political questions.

In the middle of the Radensko polje the hill of Kopanj rises up, one of the prettiest isolated residual karstic hills in Slovenia. On the top of the hill is a church, built in baroque style, dedicated to St Mary, it was first mentioned in 1433.

Dr France Prešeren, the greatest Slovenian poet spent some childhood years at Kopanj.

The Municipality of Grosuplje is marked by three anniversaries in the year 2008, which will add variety to the cultural life: the 110th anniversary of the birth of writer Louis Adamič; the 200th anniversary of the residence of the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren, at Kopanj; and the 500th anniversary of the birth of Primož Trubar, who wrote the first book in the Slovene language and was baptized in the church of Sv. Kancijan in Škocjan.