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Javornik Falls
Javornik Falls ( sl, Javorniški slapovi) is a series of three waterfalls near the settlement of Javorniški Rovt, part of the municipality of Jesenice in northern Slovenia. 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. References {{coord, 46, 27, 6.53, N, 14, 5, 55.55, E, type:river_region:SI, display=title Municipality of Jesenice Waterfalls of Slovenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javorniški Rovt
Javorniški Rovt () is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is located in the foothills of the Karawanks, above its namesake settlement of Slovenski Javornik (which occupies the floor of the Sava Valley.) Name The name ''Javorniški Rovt'' literally means 'Javornik meadow', referring to the geographical location of the settlement. The common noun ''rovt'' 'glade, clearing', refers to a meadow on cleared land in a hilly area and is derived from Old High German ''rût'' 'clearing'. The noun occurs in various other settlement names in Slovenia (e.g., '' Rovt'', '' Rovte, Rut''). Mass grave Javorniški Rovt is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Jezerce Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Jezerce) lies northeast of the settlement in an area that was part of a test excavation for dredging and damming Javornik Creek to create a reservoir for a hydroelectric plant. It contains the remains of ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Jesenice
The Municipality of Jesenice (; sl, Občina Jesenice) is a municipality in northwest Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Jesenice. Geography The municipality lies in the Upper Carniola region, in the Upper Sava Valley. It is bordered by the Karawanks and Austria (Carinthia) to the north, and by Mount Mežakla to the south. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Jesenice, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Blejska Dobrava * Hrušica * Javorniški Rovt * Kočna * Koroška Bela * Lipce * Planina pod Golico * Plavški Rovt * Podkočna * Potoki * Prihodi * Slovenski Javornik Slovenski Javornik () is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Commonly known simply as ''Javornik'', the place name is derived from the Slovene language, Slovene word ''javor'' 'maple'. Primarily a ... References External links *Municipality of Jesenice on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 ... to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the Periadriatic Seam, separating the Apulian Plate, Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate. Geography The Karawanks form the continuation of the Carnic Alps east of the Slizza stream near the tripoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koroška Bela
Koroška Bela (; german: Kärntner Vellach) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia. The village has long been a center of iron mining and processing; until recently a majority of its inhabitants were employed in the steel industry. Geography Koroška Bela is the first part of the Municipality of Jesenice that one encounters when approaching from the southeast, from the Ljubljana direction. The village is located in a valley between four hills: Malnež and Obesenk (to the east), and Alnica and Strana (northwest). The valley is closed off to the north by Mount Belščica, part of the Karawanks; to the south it opens into Bela Field ( sl, Belško polje), which borders the Sava River. On the east side of the village runs Bela Creek, the source of which is below the peak of Belščica, between Potoki Pasture () and Olip Pasture (). In the lower western part of the village, the border with the neighboring settlement of Javornik runs parallel to bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristava, Jesenice
The Pristava House ( sl, Dom Pristava) is a manor house in the foothills of the Karawanks Alpine range in the Municipality of Jesenice in northern Slovenia. It is located at an elevation of , above the settlement of Javorniški Rovt. It is a popular excursion point. The house was built in 1641 or 1647 as a mountain chalet for the local ironworks-owning lower nobility and has recently been renovated. At the beginning of the 18th century the building belonged to Karl von Zois, a nobleman and Enlightenment botanist who established the second botanical park in Carniola at the site. The park still exists and features a variety of local and exotic trees. The Pristava House features an inn, a restaurant, and an open-air dance-floor. The surrounding meadows are popular with picnickers, and are well known for their profusion of wild daffodil ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
