Krma is an alpine valley in the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large pa ...

in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern

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 ...

. The entire valley lies in Triglav National Park.

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 (; german: Meistern) 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 ...

. It is the starting point for many routes through Triglav National Park. The lower northern end of the Krma Valley intersects with the upper western end of the

Radovna Valley The Radovna Valley ( sl, Radovna, ) 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 ...

. 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

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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 Rjavina is a mountain in Slovenian Julian Alps. It rises above sea level. Located between two Alpine glacial valleys, Kot and Krma, it offers nice views to some of the highest Slovenian peaks, including Triglav, Škrlatica and Rž. Southeast ...

().

References

External links

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