Pokljuka
The Pokljuka Plateau is a forested karst plateau at an elevation of around 1,100 to 1,400 metres, located in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. The plateau is known for its forests, mountain pastures, and winter sports facilities.- Type: Region
- Description: Area in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Pokljuka Plateau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bled Lodge at Lipanca and Viševnik.
Bled Lodge at Lipanca
Mountain hut
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Bled Lodge at Lipanca is a mountain hut.
Viševnik
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Viktar Palstsiuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Viševnik is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km west of Pokljuka.
Sports Centre Triglav Pokljuka
Sports venue
Sports Centre Triglav Pokljuka is a sports venue, which is situated 2½ km south of Pokljuka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goreljek and Uskovnica.
Goreljek
Hamlet
Photo: Grejo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goreljek is a high-elevation settlement on the Pokljuka Plateau in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It has less than ten residents, but there are a large number of holiday homes in Goreljek and its immediate area. Goreljek is situated 5 km southeast of Pokljuka.
Uskovnica
Photo: Hladnikm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uskovnica is an Alpine pasture on the Pokljuka Plateau in the Bohinj area belonging to the village of Srednja Vas v Bohinju. The majority of the pasture's cottages are now used as vacation and tourist facilities.
Podjelje
Village
Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.
Podjelje is a high-elevation settlement in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Podjelje is situated 6 km south of Pokljuka.
Pokljuka
- Categories: karst plateau and alpine subgroup
- Location: Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Pokljuka” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Паклюка”
- Bosnian: “Pokljuka”
- Bulgarian: “Поклюка”
- Croatian: “Pokljuka”
- Czech: “Pokljuka”
- Dutch: “Pokljuka”
- Estonian: “Pokljuka”
- Finnish: “Pokljuka”
- French: “Pokljuka”
- German: “Pokljuka”
- Hungarian: “Pokljuka”
- Italian: “Monti della Pokljuka”
- Italian: “Pokljuka”
- Latvian: “Pokljuka”
- Latvian: “Pokļuka”
- Lithuanian: “Pokljuka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pokljuka”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pokljuka”
- Norwegian: “Pokljuka”
- Polish: “Pokljuka”
- Russian: “Поклюка”
- Slovak: “Pokljuka”
- Slovenian: “Pokljuka”
- Spanish: “Pokljuka”
- Swedish: “Pokljuka”
- Ukrainian: “Поклюка”
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