Svinjak
Mount Svinjak is a 1,653-meter mountain in northwestern Slovenia in the Julian Alps. It stands east-northeast of Bovec. The name of the mountain is derived from *Svitnjak 'shining one' because it is illuminated by the rising sun when viewed from Bovec.- Peak rising to 1,653 metres (5,423 feet)
- Description: mountain in Slovenia
- Also known as“Bovški Matterhorn”“Monte Sovignacco”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kluže Fortress and Za Otoki Srednja utrdba 4.
Kluže Fortress
Museum
The Kluže Fortress is a fort near the town of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia.
Fort Hermann
Ruins
Fort Herman is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built on Mount Rombon, now in Slovenia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bavšica and Kal–Koritnica.
Bavšica
Hamlet
Bavšica is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Kal–Koritnica
Village
Kal–Koritnica is a village in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Soča
Village
Soča is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia.
Svinjak
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Latitude
46.35042° or 46° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
13.61079° or 13° 36′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FRM9J26+58
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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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