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Javornik Falls ( sl, Javorniški slapovi) is a series of three waterfalls near the settlement of Javorniški Rovt, part of the municipality of
Jesenice Jesenice (, german: Aßling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is a Slovenian town and the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice on the ...
in northern
Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The individually unnamed falls occur in the upper course of Javornik Creek, at an elevation of approximately 950 m in the foothills of the
Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks ( sl, Karavanke; german: Karawanken, ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west dir ...
. They vary from 5 to 10 m in height, and are accessible to hikers from the Gajšek Trail ( sl, Gajškova pot) leading from the Kres recreation area above the village of Koroška Bela to the Pristava Lodge.Vagabonding in Nature - Excursion to the Javornik Falls and Alničje
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