Komna is a mountain

karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...

in the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps (, , , , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large part of the Julian Alps is inclu ...

in northwestern

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 Adriati ...

. It has an elevation from to . It has a triangular shape and rises above the

Bohinj Bohinj (; ), or the Bohinj Valley () or Bohinj Basin (), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. It is traversed by the Sava Bohinjka river. Its main feature is the ...

Basin. To the east, it continues into the

Triglav Lakes Valley The Triglav Lakes Valley () is a rocky hanging valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, below the sheer sides of Mount Tičarica and Mount Zelnarica southwest of Triglav. The valley is also called the Seven Lakes Valley (), although there are ten a ...

. The lowest measured temperatures in Slovenia were recorded at Komna in January 2009, reaching .

Name

The name ''Komna'' is derived through

ellipsis The ellipsis (, plural ellipses; from , , ), rendered , alternatively described as suspension points/dots, points/periods of ellipsis, or ellipsis points, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot,. According to Toner it is difficult to establish when t ...

from *''Komьna (planota)''; the adjective *''komьna'' comes from the Slavic common noun *''komъ'' 'hill, mountain, elevation', and the second element means 'plateau'. The name therefore etymologically means 'mountain (plateau)'.

Lodge

The Komna Lodge stands on Komna at an elevation of . It is operated by the

Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club The Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club (, shortly or simply ), with its office located in Ljubljana, is by the number of members the largest Alpine club in Slovenia. In 2013, the club had about 2,800 members. It is a member of the Alpine Association of ...

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* {{coord, 46, 17, 4.06, N, 13, 46, 24.17, E, type:mountain_region:SI_dim:5800, display=title Karst plateaus of Slovenia Julian Alps Plateaus in Upper Carniola