Ratitovec is a mountain ridge 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 p ...

in Slovenia. The highest peak on the ridge is Mount Altemaver (). The Krek Lodge ( sl, Krekova koča) stands on the ridge.

Name

Ratitovec was attested in historical sources as ''Boscana'' in AD 973 and as ''Petschana'' in 1763–87 (both corresponding to the Pečana mountain pasture on the north slope of the ridge), as well as ''Ratitovecz'' and ''Rakitovez'' in the second half of the eighteenth century. The name ''Ratitovec'' developed from ''Rakitovec'' via assimilation at a distance and is based on the common noun ''rakita'' '

eared willow ''Salix aurita'', the eared willow, is a species of willow distributed over much of Europe, and occasionally cultivated. It is a shrub to 2.5 m in height, distinguished from the similar but slightly larger '' Salix cinerea'' by its reddish ...

', referring to the local vegetation.

Starting points and routes

* From Soriška planina, 3h * From the village of Prtovč, 2h * From the village of Torka via Povden, 1½h * From Bitenjska planina on

Jelovica Jelovica () is a karst plateau in northwestern Slovenia. It is the easternmost part of the Julian Alps and is overgrown by spruce forest. Partisan Peak ( sl, Partizanski vrh), originally known as Mount Kotlič, located on the southern part of the ...

2½h * From Planina pečana, 1h

References

External links

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Route description

Ratitovec on Hribi.net

Železniki Hiking Club
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