Matajur () is a mountain in the

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on the border between

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and

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. It is located on the border between the Soča Valley and the Italian mountainous region known as Venetian Slovenia, with views over the

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. 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

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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

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, 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,

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captured the mountain during the battle of Caporetto of

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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 {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub

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