Dovška Baba (1,891 m), (), also sometimes known as ''Dovška Rožca'' although this actually refers to a pasture some 200 m below the summit, is a peak in the Western

Karawanks The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (; , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is o ...

. It lies on the border between

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

and

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

, above the village of

Dovje Dovje (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, located on the southern slopes of the Karawanks at an elevation of 703 m. It has a rich history and rural tradition and is known as one of the s ...

. It is known as an ideal peak for

ski touring Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of ski resorts, and may extend over a period of more than one day. It is similar to backcountry skiing but excludes the ...

. The German and Slovene names are etymologically related: ''Frauenkogel'' means 'Woman's Peak', while ''Dovška Baba'' means 'Woman of Dovje'. (''Dovška Rožca'' means 'Little Flower of Dovje'.)

References

External links

Information about Dovška Baba on Hribi.net
Mountains of Upper Carniola Mountains of Carinthia Mountains of the Alps Karawanks One-thousanders of Austria {{KranjskaGora-geo-stub