Mount Svinjak () is a mountain in northwestern

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 ...

in the

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. It stands east-northeast of

Bovec Bovec (; , , ) is a town in the Slovene Littoral, Littoral region in northwestern Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Bovec. Geography Bovec is located from the capital Ljubljana, at an e ...

. The name of the mountain is derived from ''*Svitnjak'' 'shining one' (< ''svit'' 'dawn; light, shining') because it is illuminated by the rising sun when viewed from Bovec. The resemblance to the common noun ''svinjak'' (with various meanings: 'pigsty', 'pig dung'; ' cat's ear') is coincidental.

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External links

Mount Svinjak on Geopedia

Point Svinjak (Peak)
Pespoti.si. A map and general information about access and climbing to Mount Svinjak. {{coord, 46, 21, 1.66, N, 13, 36, 38.94, E, type:mountain_region:SI, display=title Mountains of the Slovene Littoral One-thousanders of Slovenia