Sneschnik

Sneschnik is a mountain in Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia and has an elevation of 1,537 metres. Sneschnik is situated nearby to the hamlet Koprein-Sonnseite, as well as near the locality Kumar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Potok Cave and Peršmanhof.

Potok Cave

Cave

Photo: DancingPhilosopher, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Potok Cave is a cave in northern Slovenia, declared a high-elevation archaeological and paleontological site, occupied approximately 35,000 years BP by anatomically modern humans of the Aurignacian culture during the Upper Paleolithic. Potok Cave is situated 3½ km southwest of Sneschnik.

Peršmanhof

Museum

Photo: Emil Zajic, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Peršmanhof is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Sneschnik.

Kirche St Margaretha bei Eisenkappel

Church

Photo: Neithan90, Public domain.

Kirche St Margaretha bei Eisenkappel is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Sneschnik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koprivna and Podolševa.

Koprivna

Hamlet

Koprivna is a dispersed settlement in the Upper Meža Valley in the hills west of Črna na Koroškem in the Carinthia region of northern Slovenia on the border with Austria. Koprivna is situated 4 km southeast of Sneschnik.

Podolševa

Village

Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Podolševa is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Solčava in northern Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Podolševa is situated 5 km southwest of Sneschnik.

Topla

Hamlet

Photo: Žiga, Public domain.

Topla is a dispersed settlement of isolated farmsteads in a valley with the same name at the foothills of Mount Peca west of Črna na Koroškem in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia, close to the border with Austria. Topla is situated 6 km east of Sneschnik.

Sneschnik

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,537 metres
Also known as: “Schneschnig”, “Sneschnig”, “Sneženik”, and “Snežnik”
Category: landform
Location: Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.47444° or 46° 28′ 28″ north

Longitude

14.69778° or 14° 41′ 52″ east

Elevation

1,537 metres (5,043 feet)

Open location code

8FRPFMFX+Q4

GeoNames ID

2764974

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