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Boč, also called the Triglav of Slovene Styria , is a mountain in eastern Slovenia. It belongs to the municipalities of
Poljčane Poljčane () is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Poljčane. It lies 35 km south of Maribor and 35 km northeast of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town lies i ...
(the peak) and
Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina (; german: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 248.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the large ...
(southern slope). Boč, which is among the southernmost extensions 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 Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: ...
mountain range, is the central mountain of the Boč–Donatus Mountain Landscape Park. It has two peaks, which are five minutes apart. At one peak, there are transmitters (restricted military area). In the other, a lookout tower has stood since 1962. The mountain, covered with forest and protected as a natural park, has a number of trails that vary in difficulty level and is also home to the protected Greater Pasque Flower ().Walking Paths of Rogaška Slatina - Hiking Trekking - Slovenia - Official Travel Guide
/ref> The plant grows in the vicinity of St. Nicholas Church ( Parish of Kostrivnica) and the Hut Under Mt. Boč on the southern slope of Boč. A sculpture of the Greater Pasque Flower, work of the sculptor Franc Tobias from
Razvanje Razvanje () is a village south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor. History Rich archeological sites show that the first people settled here probably at the end of the Neolithic, 4,000 years ago. R ...
, has been put on display on a small rise near its growing place.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boc (mountain) Mountains of Styria (Slovenia) Karawanks Municipality of Poljčane Municipality of Rogaška Slatina Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains of the Alps