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Julian Alps

The Julian Alps are a region of . They are part of and extend over the border into north-eastern . They were named after Julius Caesar.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Bled and Soča Valley.

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is a town on in the region of northwestern . It is one of most visited tourist destinations. The town is the administrative seat of the .

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Soča or Isonzo is a 138-kilometre long river that flows through western and northeastern . An river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, at an elevation of 876 metres.

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lies among the green hills of western in the Julian Alps. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is between the Alpine and the Karst regions.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Jesenice and Kobarid.

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is the tenth-largest town in , located in the traditional province of . It is the seat of the Municipality of spanning the southern side of the , along Slovenia's border with to the north.

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is a settlement in , the administrative centre of the . is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms.

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is a town of 1,600 people on the Soča river in northwestern . The Soča river is famous for its white-water rafting and kayaking possibilities.

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covers nearly all of the section of the Julian Alps, a total of nearly 85,000 hectares and is centered on Mount Triglav.

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is a town in north-western . It is a base for winter sports and is known for alpine skiing and ski jumping.

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is a small town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the .

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is a small village on a plain between Jelovica plateau and the Karavanke range. It is peaceful, yet close to the popular tourist sights. is 15 km away.

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is an Alpine pasture on the Plateau in the area belonging to the village of . The majority of the pasture's cottages are now used as vacation and tourist facilities.

Julian Alps

Latitude of center
46.3333° or 46° 20′ north
Longitude of center
13.75° or 13° 45′ east
Elevation
2,021 metres (6,631 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3198561
Wiki­data ID
Q119206
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Venetian—“Julian Alps” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Alpet Juliane”
  • Arabic: “جبال الألب الجوليانية”
  • Asturian: “Alpes xulianos”
  • Basque: “Juliar Alpeak”
  • Basque: “Juliotar Alpeak”
  • Belarusian: “Юлійскія Альпы”
  • Bulgarian: “Юлийски Алпи”
  • Catalan: “Alps Julians”
  • Cebuano: “Julian Alps”
  • Chinese: “尤利安山”
  • Croatian: “Julijske Alpe”
  • Czech: “Julské Alpy”
  • Danish: “De juliske Alper”
  • Danish: “Juliske Alper”
  • Dutch: “Julische Alpen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الالب الجوليانيه”
  • Esperanto: “Juliaj Alpoj”
  • Estonian: “Julia Alpid”
  • Finnish: “Juliaaniset Alpit”
  • Finnish: “Juliset Alpit”
  • French: “Alpes juliennes”
  • French: “Alpes Juliennes”
  • Friulian: “Alps Juliis”
  • Galician: “Alpes Xulianos”
  • Georgian: “იულიუსის ალპები”
  • German: “Julische Alpen”
  • Greek: “Ιουλιανές Άλπεις”
  • Hebrew: “האלפים היוליאניים”
  • Hungarian: “Júliai-Alpok”
  • Icelandic: “Júlísku Alparnir”
  • Italian: “Alpi Giulie slovene”
  • Italian: “Alpi Giulie”
  • Japanese: “ジューリア・アルプス山脈”
  • Japanese: “ジュリア・アルプス山脈”
  • Korean: “율리안알프스산맥”
  • Ladin: “Elpes Giulianes”
  • Lingala: “Alpi ya Yulia”
  • Lithuanian: “Julijos Alpės”
  • Macedonian: “Јулиски Алпи”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De juliske alpene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De juliske alper”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Juiske alper”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei juliske Alpane”
  • Norwegian: “De juliske Alper”
  • Persian: “آلپ یولی”
  • Persian: “جولین”
  • Polish: “Alpy Julijskie”
  • Portuguese: “Alpes Julianos”
  • Romanian: “Alpii Iulieni”
  • Russian: “Юлийские Альпы”
  • Serbian: “Јулијски Алпи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Julijske Alpe”
  • Slovak: “Júlske Alpy”
  • Slovenian: “Julijci”
  • Slovenian: “Julijske Alpe”
  • Spanish: “Alpes julianos”
  • Spanish: “Alpes Julianos”
  • Swedish: “Juliska alperna”
  • Tatar: “Юлиан Альплары”
  • Turkish: “Jülyen Alpleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Юлійські Альпи”
  • Venetian: “Alpe Giulie”

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