The Rovte Hills ( sl, Rovtarsko hribovje; also known as Logatec–Žiri Rovte, ''Logaško-Žirovske Rovte'') are a group of hills in western Slovenia.
Geography
The Rovte Hills are a hilly prealpine area between the Žiri Basin ( sl, Žirovska kotlina) and the
Logatec Karst Field ( sl, Logaško polje) through which the Škofja Loka Hills ( sl, Škofjeloško hribovje) and Polhov Gradec Hills ( sl, Polhograjsko hribovje) transition into the karst area of the Idrija Hills ( sl, Idrijsko hribovje), Hotedršica Lowland ( sl, Hotenjsko podolje), and Logatec Basin. The hills are named after
Rovte, which is the largest settlement in the area. Most of the area is part of the
Ljubljanica
The Ljubljanica (), known in the Middle Ages as the ''Sava'', is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on the river. The Ljubljanica rises south of the town of Vrhnika and flows ...
and
Sora watersheds, and a smaller portion is part of the
Idrijca
The Juridical is a river flowing through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills. It is long. It rises near Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it jo ...
watershed. Many creeks rise in the central part of the hills, composed of impermeable rock. These include Sovra Creek, Rovtarica Creek, Hotenjka Creek, and White Creek ( sl, Bela), and they have carved ravines into the hills. Rounded hills rise above them, with typical names such as Marinc Hill ( sl, Marinčev grič), Bear Hill ( sl, Medvedje brdo), and Grass Peak ( sl, Travni vrh), as well as small karstified plateaus. Permeable rock predominates on the margins of the hills, where larger watercourses have carved deep valleys. The highest point in the Rovte Hills is Three Kings Peak ( sl, Vrh Sv. Treh Kraljev, ). The elevation of the valley bottoms drops to around .
History
The Rovte Hills were not settled until the late Middle Ages. Isolated farms were created in clearings, followed by hamlets and dispersed villages. The oldest settlements in the hills include
Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev
Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev (, in older sources simply ''Vrh'', german: Werch) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Rovte in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed ...
,
Hleviše
Hleviše (, german: Hlewische) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills north of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a countr ...
,
Zaplana, and
Medvedje Brdo.
Peaks
The majority of peaks in the Rovte Hills are between and meters in elevation. The highest are:
*Three Kings Peak ( sl, Vrh Sv. Treh Kraljev, )
*Čemun Peak ( sl, Čemunski vrh, )
*Kovk Hill ()
*Jelenšek Hill ()
*Ulovka Hill ()
References
Hills of Slovenia
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