Mangart or Mangrt is a mountain in the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large p ...

, located on the border between

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and

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, and ...

. With an elevation of , it is the third-highest peak in Slovenia, after

Triglav Triglav (; german: Terglau; it, Tricorno), with an elevation of , is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. The mountain is the pre-eminent symbol of the Slovene nation. It is the centrepiece of Triglav Nati ...

and

Škrlatica Škrlatica, historically also known as Suhi plaz ("Dry Avalanche"), is a mountain in the Slovenian Julian Alps. With its summit at 2,740m above sea level, it is the second highest peak in Slovenia (after Triglav at 2,864m) and the third highest i ...

. It was first climbed in 1794 by the naturalist

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. Mangart is also the name of the mountain range between the

Koritnica Valley Koritnica is a South Slavic place name that may refer to: Slovenia * Koritnica (river), a river in northwestern Slovenia, tributary of the Soča * Kal–Koritnica, a village in the Municipality of Bovec, northwestern Slovenia * Koritnica, Krško ...

and the

Mangart Valley Mangart or Mangrt is a mountain in the Julian Alps, located on the border between Italy and Slovenia. With an elevation of , it is the third-highest peak in Slovenia, after Triglav and Škrlatica. It was first climbed in 1794 by the naturalist ...

, with the highest peak called ''Veliki Mangart'' (Big Mount Mangart).

Name

Mount Mangart was attested in historical sources in 1617 as ''Monhart''. The name is of German origin, derived from the personal name ''Mainhart'' (from

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old Hig ...

''Maganhard''). In addition to serving as the name of the mountain, this German name has also developed into Slovene surnames such as ''Manhart'' and ''Menart''.

Access

The road to

Mangart Saddle Mangart Saddle or the Mangart Pass ( sl, Mangartsko sedlo or ) is a mountain saddle in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It has an elevation of . It is the most common starting point for the ascent of Mt. Mangart (). The Mangart Road () ...

( sl, Mangartsko sedlo; ) is the highest road in Slovenia. The Mangart Pass Lodge is located at the western foot of Mangart. There are under Mangart's northern face. File:Kocha na Mangrtskem sedlu Mangrt.jpg, Mangart Saddle Lodge File:Mangart (1).jpg, Mangart in winter File:Mangart 5.jpg, Mangart Pass seen from the Via Ferrata trail File:Mangart 11.jpg, Hikers approaching the top of Mangart; view toward the southwest File:Mangart - peak.jpg, The peak of Mangart

References

External links

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Map on Geopedia

Mangart na Hribi.net
Mountains of the Julian Alps Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy–Slovenia border Province of Udine Two-thousanders of Italy Two-thousanders of Slovenia