Matajur () is a mountain in the
Julian Alps on the border between
Italy and
Slovenia. It is located on the border between the
Soča Valley and the Italian mountainous region known as
Venetian Slovenia, with views over the
Adriatic Sea. Its
prominence is .
Name
Matajur was attested as ''Mons Regis'' circa 680, and as ''in Monte Majori'' in 1275. The Slovene name ''Matajur'' is derived via
vowel harmony
In phonology, vowel harmony is an Assimilation (linguistics), assimilatory process in which the vowels of a given domain – typically a phonological word – have to be members of the same natural class (thus "in harmony"). Vowel harmony is t ...
or
akanye from ''*Motajur'' (< ''Mǫtmajur''), which was borrowed from a
Friulian name that developed from
Romance ''Monte(m) maiōre(m)'' 'higher mountain'. It is known as ''Mat'jur'' in the
local dialect, and in Friulian as ''Mòntmaiôr'' or ''Mataiûr'' (a reborrowing from Slovene).
Another old name for this peak is Velika Baba.
History
On 26 October 1917,
Oberleutnant
() is the highest lieutenant officer rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces.
Austria
Germany
In the German Army, it dates from the early 19th century. Trans ...
Erwin Rommel
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...
captured the mountain during the
battle of Caporetto of
World War I.
See also
*
Battle of Caporetto
*
Kolovrat Range
Kolovrat ( fur, Colorât, it, Colovrat) is a mountain ridge of the Julian Prealps on the border between Slovenia and Italy, west of Tolmin and southeast of Kobarid. It is a geographical border between the Soča Valley in Slovenia and the Veneti ...
References
External links
Matajur - Hribi.net*
Mountains of the Slovene Littoral
Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Mountains of the Alps
Italy–Slovenia border
International mountains of Europe
One-thousanders of Italy
One-thousanders of Slovenia
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