Kluže Fortress

The Kluže Fortress is a fort near the town of in northwestern . The original fortress was built in 1472 near Bovec on the road between and .
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  • Opening hours: July—August 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: fort in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Kluže”
  • Address: Ravni laz 16, Log pod Mangartom, 5231

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Hermann and Svinjak.

Ruins
Photo: AndrejS.K, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Herman is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built on Mount Rombon, now in . Work started on Apr. 9, 1897, and ended in 1900. is named after Johann Hermann von Hermannsdorf, who died nearby fighting Napoleon’s forces in 1809. is situated 210 metres southwest of Kluže Fortress.

Peak
Photo: Axel.Mauruszat, CC BY 3.0 de.
Mount is a 1,653-meter mountain in northwestern in the . It stands east-northeast of . The name of the mountain is derived from *Svitnjak 'shining one' because it is illuminated by the rising sun when viewed from Bovec.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Kluže Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kal–Koritnica and Bavšica.

Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the in the Littoral region of . is situated 3 km south of Kluže Fortress.

Hamlet
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is a dispersed settlement in the in the Littoral region of . is situated 3½ km east of Kluže Fortress.

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Kluže Fortress

Latitude
46.36119° or 46° 21′ 40″ north
Longitude
13.58977° or 13° 35′ 23″ east
Open location code
8FRM9H6Q+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1278420064
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2027148
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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”
  • Italian: “Chiusa di Plezzo”
  • Macedonian: “Тврдина Клуже”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Bovške Kluže”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Kluže”

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