Golica
Golica is a peak in the Western Karawanks, on the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the Slovene town of Jesenice. It is known mainly for its fields of wild white narcissi, swathes of which cover Golica and surrounding pastures in late April and early May.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lacen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,834 metres
- Description: mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia
- Also known as: “Golica / Kahlkogel”, “Goliza”, and “Kahlkogel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Golica Lodge and Klek.
Klek
Peak
Klek, also known as Petelin or Petelinjek to locals from the villages on the Slovene side below its summit, is a peak in the Western Karawanks, between Golica/Kahlkogel to the east and Dovška Baba to the west.
Rožca
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.
Rožca is a grassy high-elevation mountain pass over the western Karawanks. The saddle is located between Hrušica Peak and Mount Klek, and straddles the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the town of Jesenice. Its slopes serve as sheep pastures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Planina pod Golico and Plavški Rovt.
Planina pod Golico
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Planina pod Golico is a mountain village in the Municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the southern foot of Mount Golica in the Karawanks range, at an elevation of 954 metres.
Plavški Rovt
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plavški Rovt is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Javorniški Rovt
Village
Photo: Razfra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Javorniški Rovt is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is located in the foothills of the Karawanks, above its namesake settlement of Slovenski Javornik…
Golica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sankt Jakob im Rosental, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.49146° or 46° 29′ 29″ northLongitude
14.0546° or 14° 3′ 17″ eastElevation
1,834 metres (6,017 feet)Open location code
8FRPF3R3+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 1330277036OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Golica” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kahlkogel”
- Croatian: “Golica (Železniki, Slovenija)”
- Croatian: “Golica”
- Dutch: “Golica”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جوليكا”
- French: “Golica”
- German: “Golica”
- German: “Kahlkogel”
- German: “Velika Golica”
- Hungarian: “Golica”
- Italian: “Golica”
- Italian: “Kahlkogel / Golica”
- Italian: “Kahlkogel”
- Ladin: “Golica”
- Latvian: “Golica”
- Lithuanian: “Golica”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Golica”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kahlkogel”
- Polish: “Golica”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Golica”
- Slovenian: “Golica”
- Swedish: “Kahlkogel”
- Venetian: “Kahlkogel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koča na Golici and Krvavka.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Golica”. Photo: Lacen, CC BY-SA 3.0.