Krma is an alpine valley 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 the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...

region of northwestern

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. The entire valley lies in

Triglav National Park Triglav National Park (TNP; ) is the only national park in Slovenia. It was established in its modern form in 1981 and is located in the northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alps, Alpine massif. Mount Trigla ...

Name

The name ''Krma'' is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a substrate root such as *''karma'' or *''garma'', which may be preserved in Istrian Romance ''karma'' 'rock crevice'; it is less likely to be related to Albanian ''karmë'' 'rocky hill'. It cannot be excluded that the name may also be connected with the Slovene common noun ''krma'' 'fodder' because of historical pasturing activity in the valley.

Geography

Krma is the longest and easternmost of the glacial valleys near

Mojstrana Mojstrana (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Mojstrana is located in the Upper Sava Valley at the point where Bistrica Creek joins the Sava River below the main road fro ...

. It is the starting point for many routes through

. The lower northern end of the Krma Valley intersects with the upper western end of the

Radovna Valley The Radovna Valley (, ) is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, traditionally part of Upper Carniola. It is included in Triglav National Park in its entirety. Geography The Radovna Valley is surrounded by the northern e ...

. Approximately two-thirds of the way up the valley is the Kovinar alpine lodge (elevation: ) with 15 berths, a popular stopping point for hikers. This lodge was originally adapted from a shepherd's hut and opened in 1948. In 1959, a new larger lodge was built by workers from the

Jesenice Jesenice (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper C ...

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. It was renovated in 1983. It is open from the beginning of June until the end of September. The following peaks surround Krma: toward the southeast ''Debela peč'' (elevation: ), ''Lipanski vrh'' (), ''Debeli vrh'' (), ''Mali Draški vrh'' (), ''Veliki Draški vrh'' (), and Tosc (); and toward the west Macesnovec (), ''Luknja peč'' (), and Rjavina ().

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* Valleys in Upper Carniola Valleys of the Julian Alps Municipality of Kranjska Gora Triglav National Park {{KranjskaGora-geo-stub