Kluže Fortress
The Kluže Fortress is a fort near the town of Bovec in northwestern Slovenia. The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between Cave del Predil and Carinthia.Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
- Type: Slope
- Description: fort in Slovenia
- Also known as: “Kluže”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Hermann and Svinjak.
Svinjak
Peak
Photo: Axel.Mauruszat, CC BY 3.0 de.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bavšica and Kal–Koritnica.
Bavšica
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bavšica is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Kal–Koritnica
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kal–Koritnica is a village in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Kal–Koritnica is situated 4 km southwest of Kluže Fortress.
Log pod Mangartom
Village
Photo: Blanka Šteblaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Log pod Mangartom, is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It comprises the former villages of Gorenji Log and Spodnji Log as well as the hamlets of Loška Koritnica, Možnica, and Pustina. Log pod Mangartom is situated 4 km north of Kluže Fortress.
Kluže Fortress
- Categories: fortress and landform
- Location: Bovec, Julian Alps, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Kluže Fortress” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kluže”
- Dutch: “Kluze”
- Dutch: “Kluže”
- French: “Fort de Kluže”
- French: “fort Hermann”
- French: “fort Kluže”
- German: “Flitscher Klause”
- Macedonian: “Тврдина Клуже”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Bovške Kluže”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Kluže”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Strmec na Predelu and Soča.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rombon and Veliki Snežni Vrh.
Julian Alps: Must-Visit Destinations
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