Klek
Klek, also known as Petelin or Petelinjek to locals from the villages on the Slovene side below its summit, is a peak in the Western Karawanks, between Golica/Kahlkogel to the east and Dovška Baba to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,719 metres
- Description: mountain in the Karawanks in Carinthia near to the border to Slovenia
- Also known as: “Hahnkogel / Klek”, “Petelin”, and “Petelinjek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rožca and Golica.
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.
Golica
Peak
Photo: Lacen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golica is a peak in the Western Karawanks, on the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the Slovene town of Jesenice. It is known mainly for its fields of wild white narcissi, swathes of which cover Golica and surrounding pastures in late April and early May.
Hrušica Peak
Peak
Photo: Kaktus999, Public domain.
Hrušica Peak is a peak in the Western Karawanks between Dovška Baba and Mount Klek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Planina pod Golico and Plavški Rovt.
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.
Plavški Rovt
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plavški Rovt is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
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.
Klek
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sankt Jakob im Rosental, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.4851° or 46° 29′ 6″ northLongitude
14.02486° or 14° 1′ 30″ eastElevation
1,719 metres (5,640 feet)Open location code
8FRPF2PF+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4405899259OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Klek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hahnkogel”
- Dutch: “Hahnkogel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هاهنكوجيل”
- German: “Hahnkogel”
- German: “Klek”
- German: “Petelinjek”
- Lithuanian: “Klekas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Klek i Karavankane”
- Slovenian: “Klek”
- Slovenian: “Petelinjek”
- Swedish: “Hahnkogel”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jeseniška planina and Hruška planina.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rožca and Eckelesattel / Jekljevo sedlo.
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