Svinjak

Mount Svinjak is a 1,653-meter mountain in northwestern in the . It stands east-northeast of . The name of the mountain is derived from *Svitnjak 'shining one' because it is illuminated by the rising sun when viewed from Bovec.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,653 metres
  • Description: mountain in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Bovški Matterhorn” and “Monte Sovignacco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kluže Fortress and Za Otoki Srednja utrdba 4.

Museum
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
The is a fort near the town of in northwestern . The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between and .

Fort
Photo: BojanM79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fort.

Ruins
Photo: AndrejS.K, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Herman is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built on Mount Rombon, now in . Work started on Apr. 9, 1897, and ended in 1900. is named after Johann Hermann von Hermannsdorf, who died nearby fighting Napoleon’s forces in 1809.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bavšica and Kal–Koritnica.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a dispersed settlement in the in the Littoral region of .

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the in the Littoral region of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a dispersed settlement in the in northwestern .

Svinjak

Latitude
46.35042° or 46° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
13.61079° or 13° 36′ 39″ east
Elevation
1,653 metres (5,423 feet)
Open location code
8FRM9J26+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2526907691
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3189245
Wiki­data ID
Q2371850
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Svinjak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Svinjak”
  • Czech: “Svinjak”
  • Dutch: “Svinjak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سڤينچاك”
  • German: “Svinjak”
  • Ladin: “Svinjak”
  • Slovenian: “Sovinjek”
  • Slovenian: “Svinjak”
  • Slovenian: “Svitnjak”

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