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Porezen
Mount Porezen is a mountain of the outlying Alps located in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest summit of the Slovenian Prealps. Geography The mountain belongs to the Gorizia Statistical Region. Access to the summit The suggested route for the mountain starts from Cerkno Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno. Cerkno is a small but important local cultural ... and climbs though Poce, following a marked footpath. There are also popular routes from Davča and Petrovo Brdo. Maps * ''Idrijsko in Cerkljansko'' (1:50,000 scale) and ''Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje'' (1:50,000 scale). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Porezen Cerkno Hills One-thousanders of Slovenia Mountains of the Alps Mountains of the Slovene Littoral Mountains of Upper Carniola Natura 2000 in Slovenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Prealps
The Slovene Prealps or the Slovenian Prealps (, , ) are a group of mountain ranges in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and, for a small part of their northernmost area, in Austria. Geography SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the Slovene Prealps are an Alpine section, classified in the following way: * main part = Eastern Alps * major sector = Southern Limestone Alps * section = Slovene Prealps * code = II/C-36 Subdivision The Slovene Prealps are divided into three non-contiguous subsections: * Western Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Zahodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.I * Eastern Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Vzhodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.II * Northeastern Slovene Prealps ( Sl: ''Severovzhodne Slovenske Predalpe'') - SOIUSA code:II/C-36.III Two of these subsections include just one Alpine supergroup, and the third one is further subdivided in two sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerkno Hills
The Cerkno Hills ( or ) is a transitional region between the Alps, Alpine and the Dinarides, Dinaric landscape, centered on Cerkno in northwestern Slovenia. Several passes in this area connect the Poljane Valley and the Selca Valley with the Idrijca, Idrijca Valley and the Soča, Soča Valley. The highest peak is Porezen (). The landscape is geologically very diverse and one of the most interesting in Slovenia in this regard. Among the steep hills, numerous ravines and valleys have been carved out by the Cerknica River and its tributaries. The Cerkno Hills and the people who live there were presented in the 2011 documentary ''The Slope to the Home'' (), directed by Dušan Moravec (director), Dušan Moravec and edited by Jurij Moškon. References External links A map and virtual panoramas Slovenia Landmarks. Boštjan Burger. Retrieved 16 May 2012. (Flash Player needed). * Cerkno Hills, Hills in the Slovene Littoral Municipality of Cerkno {{Slovenia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soriška Planina Ski Resort
Soriška Planina Ski Resort is a family Slovenian ski resort located in municipality of Železniki. Closest city is Kranj and 60 km away from Ljubljana. Resort offers has 6 km of ski slopes (slalom, giantslalom and downhill slope,...) and 5 km of cross-country skiing tracks. There is also a natural sledding slope and one sledding slope for competitions. You can be hiking in summer. Resort statistics Elevation Summit - 1600 m / 5,084 ft Base - 1000 m / 4,287 ft Ski Terrain 0,25 km2 (62 acres) - covering of ski slopes on one mountain. Slope Difficulty -expert (1 km) -intermediate (2 km) -beginner (3 km) Vertical Drop - 157 m / (515 ft) in total Longest Run: 1,64 km Average Winter Daytime Temperature: Average Annual Snowfall: Lift Capacity: 3,500 skiers per hour (all together) Ski Season Opens: December Ski Season Ends: March Snow Conditions Phone Line: +386 0 (4) 5117835 Ski lifts External links Official webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorizia Statistical Region
The Gorizia Statistical Region () is a statistical region in western Slovenia, along the border with Italy. It is named after the Italian town of Gorizia (the feminine adjective ''goriška'' comes from the Slovenian name for Gorizia: ''Gorica''). The Julian Alps, the Soča River, and the Vipava Valley are the most prominent natural features of this region. It contributed just over 5% to total national GDP in 2012, but in terms of GDP per capita it ranked fourth in the country. In the same year, disposable income per capita in the region the highest, in second place behind the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Housing stock estimates indicate that at the end of 2013 the region had the highest share of dwellings with three or more rooms (around 70%). The share of single-room dwellings was less than 10%. Dwellings here are larger than the Slovenian average, with 37 m2 of usable floor space per person on average. The number of cars per 1,000 population is also the highest in Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and List of cities and towns in Slovenia, largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers are Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper. Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states: the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerkno
Cerkno (; ; ) is a small town in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno Hills. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cerkno. Cerkno is a small but important local cultural center in the traditional Littoral region near Idrija. It is known for the '' Laufarija'' carnival, a spring festival with carved wooden masks; for Franja Partisan Hospital (''Partizanska bolnica Franja''); for a Partisan hospital from World War II; and as a ski resort. Name Cerkno was attested in written records in 1257 as ''Curchinitz'' (and as ''Chyrchayn'' in 1299, ''Circhinç'' in 1337, and ''Circhiniz'' in 1486). The modern Slovene name is an ellipsis of ''*Cerьkъvьno (selo/polje)''; literally, 'church (village/field)'. The medieval attestations of the name indicate that the settlement was also once called ''Cerknica''. The name indicates that the place was formerly a church property. History Historically, the Cerkno Hills The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poče
Poče () is a settlement in the hills north of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia. The name of the settlement is derived from the word ''poč'' 'well', which is preserved in the Resian dialect The Resian dialect or simply Resian (self-designation Standard , Bila , Osoanë , Solbica ; , ; ) is a distinct variety in the South Slavic continuum, generally considered a Slovene dialect spoken in the Resia Valley, Province of Udine, Italy, .... References External linksPoče on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Cerkno {{Cerkno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alps
The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. The Alpine arch extends from Nice on the western Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean to Trieste on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Vienna at the beginning of the Pannonian Basin. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrust fault, thrusting and Fold (geology), folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains 82 peaks higher than List of Alpine four-thousanders, . The altitude and size of the range affect the climate in Europe; in the mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovo Brdo
Petrovo Brdo () is a village in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with the Upper Carniola region. It lies on the road just below a pass that connects the two regions, on the drainage divide between the Bača River, which eventually flows into the Soča, and the Sora River, a tributary of the Sava River. The road through the settlement was an important throughway in the late Middle Ages. Between the First and Second World Wars, Petrovo Brdo was on the border between the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ... and large border barracks were built there by the Italians. References External links *Petrovo Brdo on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
