Raibl Blockhouse
The Raibl Blockhouse, also known as Fort Gota Aibl, is an Austro-Hungarian fortification built on what is now the Italian-Slovenian border. Work began in the spring of 1885 and ended in July 1887.- Type: Ruins
- Description: austro-Hungarian fortification
- Also known as: “Forte del Lago Predil”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Predil Pass and Fort Predil.
Predil Pass
Mountain saddle
The Predil Pass or Predel Pass is a high mountain pass on the border between Italy and Slovenia.
Fort Predil
Castle
The Predil Depot, also known as the Predil Roadblock, is a fortification built by Austria-Hungary to guard against an Italian attack through the Predil Pass. Fort Predil is situated 2 km east of Raibl Blockhouse.
Jerebica
Peak
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Jerebica, with an elevation of 2,126 metres, is one of the two-thousand-meter mountains in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Set on the Italy–Slovenia border, the mountain is located two kilometers immediately south of Lake Predil and five kilometers north of the town of Bovec.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cave del Predil and Log pod Mangartom.
Cave del Predil
Village
Photo: Johann Jaritz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cave del Predil is a frazione subdivision of the comune of Tarvisio in the Province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. Cave del Predil is situated 2½ km north of Raibl Blockhouse.
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 3½ km southeast of Raibl Blockhouse.
Strmec na Predelu
Hamlet
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strmec na Predelu is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the road to the Predel Pass. Another road, distinguished by being the road built at the highest elevation in Slovenia, splits off the road to Predel and leads to the lodge on Mangart Saddle. Strmec na Predelu is situated 3½ km east of Raibl Blockhouse.
Raibl Blockhouse
- Categories: fort, building, and historic site
- Location: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.41994° or 46° 25′ 12″ northLongitude
13.5615° or 13° 33′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8FRMCH96+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 146820933OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q126693337
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Raibl Blockhouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Raibler Seefestung”
- Italian: “Forte del Lago Predil”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ex fortino Gola Aibl and Cascata Fiorino.
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