Wurzen Pass

The Wurzen Pass is a mountain pass in a col of the mountain range in the Southern Limestone Alps, on the border between Radendorf in the state of Carinthia and in .
Wikipedia
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  • 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 Nature Reserve and Dreiländereck.

Nature reserve
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zelenci Springs is a nature reserve near the town of , in the far northwestern corner of . It is the source of the , a tributary of the . is situated 2½ km south of Wurzen Pass.

Peak
Photo: StFr, CC0.
The is a mountain in the whose summit is the of the countries of , , and . It thus is also the meeting point of three languages: German, Italian, and Slovene. The height of the summit is 1,508 m . is situated 3 km west of Wurzen Pass.

Museum
Photo: Naturpuur, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Podkoren and Rateče.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the , in the northwestern Upper Carniola region of . is situated 2½ km south of Wurzen Pass.

Village
Photo: Matijap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the , in the far northwest corner of . It is located in the upper part of the Upper Sava Valley, between the and Ziljica rivers, a tributary of the . is situated 3½ km southwest of Wurzen Pass.

Village
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Wurzen Pass.

Wurzen Pass

Latitude
46.51667° or 46° 31′ north
Longitude
13.75° or 13° 45′ east
Elevation
1,083 metres (3,553 feet)
Open location code
8FRMGQ82+M2
Geo­Names ID
3197700
Wiki­data ID
Q696790
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Satellite Map

Discover Wurzen Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wurzen Pass” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wurzner Pass”
  • Croatian: “Korensko sedlo”
  • Dutch: “Wurzenpass”
  • French: “col de Wurzen”
  • French: “Col de Wurzen”
  • French: “Korensko sedlo”
  • German: “Korensko sedlo”
  • German: “Wurzenpass”
  • German: “Wurzenpaß”
  • German: “Wurzner Pass”
  • Hungarian: “Korensko sedlo”
  • Hungarian: “Wurzen-hágó”
  • Hungarian: “Wurzenpass”
  • Hungarian: “Wurzenpaß”
  • Italian: “Korensko sedlo”
  • Italian: “passo del Koren”
  • Italian: “Passo di Wurzen”
  • Italian: “sella di Koren”
  • Italian: “Wurzenpass”
  • Latvian: “Vurcenes pāreja”
  • Polish: “Przełęcz Wurzen”
  • Slovenian: “Korensko sedlo”
  • Spanish: “Wurzenpass”
  • Swedish: “Wurzenpasset”
  • Swedish: “Wurzner Pass”

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