Wurzen Pass

The Wurzen Pass is a mountain pass in a col of the Karawanks mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, on the border between Radendorf in the Austrian state of Carinthia and Kranjska Gora in Slovenia.

Photo: Harald Hetzner, CC0.

Type: Pass with an elevation of 1,083 metres
Description: mountain pass on the Austria-Slovenia border
Also known as: “Koren”, “Korensko sedlo”, “Korensko Sedlo”, “Wurzenpass”, and “Wurzner Pass”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zelenci and Dreiländereck.

Zelenci

Nature reserve

Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zelenci Springs is a nature reserve near the town of Kranjska Gora, in the far northwestern corner of Slovenia. It is the source of the Sava Dolinka River, a tributary of the Danube. Zelenci is situated 2½ km south of Wurzen Pass.

Dreiländereck

Peak

Photo: StFr, CC0.

The Dreiländereck is a mountain in the Karawanks whose summit is the tripoint of the countries of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia. It thus is also the meeting point of three languages: German, Italian, and Slovene. The height of the summit is 1,508 m . Dreiländereck is situated 3 km west of Wurzen Pass.

Bunkermuseum Wurzenpass

Museum

Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Podkoren and Rateče.

Podkoren

Village

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Podkoren is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora, in the northwestern Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Podkoren is situated 2½ km south of Wurzen Pass.

Rateče

Village

Photo: Matijap, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rateče is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora, in the far northwest corner of Slovenia. It is located in the upper part of the Upper Sava Valley, between the Sava Dolinka and Ziljica rivers, a tributary of the Drava. Rateče is situated 3½ km southwest of Wurzen Pass.