Schwalbenwand

Schwalbenwand is a cliff in Carinthia, Austria and has an elevation of 1,650 metres. Schwalbenwand is situated nearby to the village Planina pod Golico, as well as near Hrušica.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dovška Baba and Hrušica Peak.

Dovška Baba

Peak

Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dovška Baba, also sometimes known as Dovška Rožca although this actually refers to a pasture some 200 m below the summit, is a peak in the Western Karawanks.

Hrušica Peak

Peak

Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.

Hrušica Peak is a peak in the Western Karawanks between Dovška Baba and Mount Klek.

Rožca

Mountain saddle

Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.

Rožca is a grassy high-elevation mountain pass over the western Karawanks. The saddle is located between Hrušica Peak and Mount Klek, and straddles the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the town of Jesenice. Its slopes serve as sheep pastures.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Planina pod Golico and Hrušica.

Planina pod Golico

Village

Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.

Planina pod Golico is a mountain village in the Municipality of Jesenice, in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the southern foot of Mount Golica in the Karawanks range, at an elevation of 954 metres. Planina pod Golico is situated 4½ km southeast of Schwalbenwand.

Hrušica

Village

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hrušica is a settlement 3 kilometres west of Jesenice along the main road to Kranjska Gora in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Hrušica is situated 4½ km south of Schwalbenwand.

Dovje

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Dovje is a village in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia, located on the southern slopes of the Karawanks at an elevation of 703 m. Dovje is situated 4½ km southwest of Schwalbenwand.

Schwalbenwand

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 1,650 metres
Category: landform
Location: Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.49° or 46° 29′ 24″ north

Longitude

14.00083° or 14° 0′ 3″ east

Elevation

1,650 metres (5,413 feet)

Open location code

8FRPF2R2+28

GeoNames ID

3323186

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