Slovenia
Julian Alps
Bovec

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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Wikipedia
Photo: Axel.Mauruszat, CC BY 3.0 de.
  • 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 Fort Hermann.

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 .

Ruins
Photo: AndrejS.K, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins.

Museum
Photo: Grejo, GFDL.
is a museum.

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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Satellite Map

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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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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 “Svinjak”. Photo: Axel.Mauruszat, CC BY 3.0 de.