Fort Hermann
Fort Hermann is a ruins in Bovec, Julian Alps. Fort Hermann is situated nearby to the museum Kluže Fortress, as well as near the peak Veliki rob.Photo: AndrejS.K, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kluže Fortress and Svinjak.
Kluže Fortress
Museum
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
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. Kluže Fortress is situated 210 metres northeast of Fort Hermann.
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.
Rombon
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rombon is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Fort Hermann.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kal–Koritnica and Bavšica.
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 2½ km south of Fort Hermann.
Bavšica
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bavšica is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Bavšica is situated 3½ km east of Fort Hermann.
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 5 km north of Fort Hermann.
Fort Hermann
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: fortress, building, historic site, and fort
- Location: Bovec, Julian Alps, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.35983° or 46° 21′ 35″ northLongitude
13.58797° or 13° 35′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FRM9H5Q+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1278420321OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q12806668
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In Other Languages
“Fort Hermann” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Hermanova utrdba”
- Slovenian: “Zgornja trdnjava Kluže”
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Highlights include Veliki rob and Cerkev sv. Lenarta.
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