Slovenia is a small country. We have the sea
and rivers, mountains, forests and fields, towns
and villages, so it is a beautiful country. The
biggest mountain in Slovenia is Triglav. It is on
our flag.
The Alps are stretching from Austria over
Slovenia to the east. It is surprising to know
that the Alps were created by the mezozoic
sediments. Later, tectonic forces created cracks
and wide slits and transformed them into
different facets.
The Alps are made of limestone. The limestone
is very breakable, so we must have suitable
equipment for climbing in the Alps.
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The Julian Alps are a part of the great Alpine
arc. A range of about 150 mountains extends
in the Northwest of Slovenia. The surface area is
4400 square kilometres. The entire mountain
range is divided into two sections – the Western
Julian Alps and the Eastern Julian Alps.
Slovenian Alps
are divided into three groups:
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Julijske alpe - there is the only national park in
Slovenia called Triglavski narodni park, the highest
mountain is Triglav (2864 m);
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Kamniško Savinjske alpe - on the Austrian
border, the highest mountain is Grintovec
(2558 m);
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Karavanke (Stol 2236 m ).
This is the only national park in Slovenia. This national park
in the area of the Julian Alps got its name from Slovenia’s
highest mountain, Triglav. The most picturesque part of the
park is Slovenia’s biggest glacial lake – Lake Bohinj. Various
water sports are popular there in summer, while in cold
winters, crowds come to ski ressorts to enjoy winter sports.
Many other lakes are well known in the park, for instance
Krnsko jezero. There are also numerous waterfalls, two of
the finest being Savica and Peričnik. One of the most
popular tourist attractions is the enchanting Radovna River
gorge of Blejski Vintgar. In the Soča River area, which also
falls within the park, the most popular pastimes are highadrenaline sports along the Soča River. Rafting and
hydrospeeding are unforgettable experiences.
Lake Bohinj
River Soča
Korita
Mostnice
Slap
Savica
Pokljuka
Triglav
All the mountain lakes in Slovenia were derived
from a glacier a long time ago. Because of the
Karst surface the glacier easily carved and
erased the surface.
Many mountain paths to the lakes are not very easy
to take, so that is why they are not very popular
among tourists. However, if you manage to get
there you will be awarded with a magnificent
sight.
The most famous glacier lakes in Slovenia are :
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The seven Lakes
in the Triglav national park
Sedmera jezera –they are amazing,
but if you want to see them you must
walk for 2-3 hours before you can
see at least the first of them, while
the whole sight seeing tour of those
lakes usually takes the whole day.
Lake Jasna
Kriško jezero - lake
Krnsko jezero
Krnsko jezero is one of the biggest glacier lakes to be found find in Julian Alps and
has the most amazing view
In the middle of Bled Lake
there is an island with the
church from ancient times on it.
It is very romantic: in winter,
you can walk to the island if the
lake is frozen. In spring,
summer ,and autumn you can
use a boat to reach the island .
Bled and its surroundings is
also famous for Blejska
“kremsnita” and for a view from
the beautiful castle on the cliff .
In Slovenian mountains some rare and beautiful
animals can be found. For example black grouses,
capercaillie, griffon vultures, otter, brown bear,
the Alpine ibex, chamois. the Alpine marmot,
deer, mouflon, martens, foxes, badgers, wolves
and so on...
ALPINE IBEX
BROWN BEAR
GRIFFON
VULTURE
BLACK
GROUSES
ALPINE MARMOT
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In the Julian Alps tree line in the most massive and
highest central part reaches the maximum up to 1900m
above the sea level.
 Elsewhere, the line is lower and drops up/down to 1600m.
Kamnisko Savnijske alpe are lower and there the tree line
is at 1600m.
 In Karavanke the tree line is lower because the mountains
are much lower than Julian Alps.
 The tree line on the high Kras/Karst plateau is lower
because of the human activities. Tree line is at altitudes
from 1450 to 1550 m, and mainly consists of beech trees.
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In Slovenia, according to the environmental
legislation approximately 8% of the territory is
protected. It occupies the largest area of
Triglav National Park (83,807ha).
Being under the influence of Mediterranean, the
vegetation in the Julian Alps is exceptionally rich and
unique regarding specimens (also endemic plants). You
will be filled with unforgettable memories upon eying
Zois' bellflower, Koch's gentian, the alpine vanilla orchid,
the Striate Daphne, edelweiss, Carniolan lily... The
botanical garden Alpinum Juliana is certainly worth
a visit.
Trumpet gentian
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Gentiana clusii
Low plant in clusters of bell-shaped flowers.
Various shades of blue to be seen.
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Season: May-Aug
Frequency: Common
Habitat:
800 - 3,100m on scree, rocks, grass
Snow Buttercup
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Ranunculus adoneus
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Shiny dish-shaped yellow or orange leaves.
Appears on snowfields soon after snow melts.
Season:
June-Aug
Frequency: Common
Habitat: High meadows, rocks and scree
Mouse-ear hawkweed
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Hieracium peleterianum
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Growing to 30cm, can be confused with Tolpis.
Single leafless stems; yellow flower with
square ends.
Season: May-Oct
Frequency: Uncommon
Habitat:
200 - 2,700m on dry grassland and heath
Fringed gentian
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Gentianella ciliata
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Hairy-edged plant with spoon-shaped leaves.
Colour can be purple, pale blue, mid-blue or azure.
Season: Aug-Sept
Frequency: Rare
Habitat:
200 - 2,400m on limestone, scrub, meadows
Greater Burnet-saxifrage
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Pimpinella major
Tall, growing up to 1m.
Member of the carrot family.
Season:
Jun-Aug
Frequency:
Rare
Habitat:
Meadows, herbs
Large-flowered leopard's bane
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Doronicum grandiflorum
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Bold yellow flower growing up to 50cm tall.
Similar in appearance to Arnica and
Chamois ragwort.
Season:
July-Aug
Frequency:
Uncommon
Habitat:
1,700 - 3,200m
The Planika
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The plant is unequally distributed and prefers
rocky limestone places at 2000–2900 m
altitude. It is not toxic, and has been used
traditionally in folk medicine as a remedy
against abdominal and respiratory diseases.
The dense hair appears to be an adaptation
to high altitudes, protecting the plant from
cold, aridity and UV radiation.
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Since it usually grows in inaccessible places,
it is associated in many countries of the alpine
region with mountaineering. Its white colour is
considered a symbol of purity, and Edelweiss
means "noble whiteness" or "noble purity", its
Romanian name, floarea reginei means
"Queen's flower"
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The High Tatras are situated in the north part
of Slovakia. It’s placed on the small area with
length 26 kilometers so the High Tatras are the
smallest.
The Tatras consist of:
 The Western Tatras
 The Eastern Tatras which consist of:
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High Tatras
Belianske Tatras
TheWestern Tatras
The High Tatras
The Belianske Tatras (with name of some peaks)
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Tatras relief is the work of rivers and mountain
glaciers.
There were together 41 mountain glaciers
which rolled down the valleys and created a
distinctive V-shaped valley, U. In several
places the moraine walls consisting of huge
boulders, gravel and clay.
Javorová valley
Liptovská valley
Tichá valley
Žiarska valley
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In Quaternary the early warming was melting of
glaciers. In some places are glacial lakes- tarns. In
the Tatra Mountains is more than 200 lakes.
Largest in the territory of Slovakia is Large
Hincovo tarn in Mengus valley. They are also
known Nižné and Vyšné Tarn, Štrbské
tarn,Popradské tarn, Rocky and Green Tarn. The
territory of Tatras belongs to the Drainage area
Black Sea and Baltic Sea. Many famous rivers rise
in the Tatras. For example, Vah.
Štrbské tarn
Štrbské tarn
Popradské tarn
Big Hrincovo tarn (biggest one)
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The best known are: A huge waterfall in the
mouth of Cold Creek and jump waterfall in
Mlynska Valley.
The Jump Waterfall
The Huge Waterfall
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The climate has more alpine character is so cool
and damp affected by the division of
individual relief. Snow cover in the Tatras
persists. In the valleys measured 180 cm in the
higher areas up to 250 cm. In difficult terrain
there is therefore a slide avalanches. For Tatras
is a typical windy weather 300 days per a year.
The average annual temperature for 1000m.n is
5 degrees Celsius in July 15 degrees Celsius.
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The Tatra Mountains are home to many species of
animals: 54 tardigrades, 22 turbellarians, 100
rotifers, 22 copepods, 162 spiders, 81 molluscs, 43
mammals, 200 birds, 7 amphibians and 2 reptiles.
The most notable mammals are the Tatra chamois,
marmot, snow vole, brown bear, wolf, Eurasia
lynx, red deer, roe deer, and wild boar. Notable
fish include the brook trout and alpinebullhead.
The endemic arthropod species include a caddis
fly, spider and a springtail.
Bear
Chamoi
Snow vole
Marmot
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The Mountains have a diverse variety of plants. They are
home to more than 1,000 species of vascular plants, about
450 mosses, 200 liverworts, 700 lichens, 900 fungi, and 70
slime moulds. There are five climatic-vegetation belts in
the Tatras:
The distribution of plants depends on altitude:
up to 1,300 m: Carpathian beech forest; almost no shrub
layer, herb layer occupies most of the forest floor
to 1,550 m: Spruce forest; shrub layer poorly developed,
mosses are a major component
to 1,800 m: Mountain Pine, numerous herbs
to 2,300 m: high altitude grasslands
from 2,300 m up: Subnivean - bare rock and almost no
vegetation (mostly lichens)
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The region of the High Tatras is rich in natural
beauties . There are very good conditions for
mountain sports both in summer and in winter
. Due to their climate position and altitude the
mountains have very good conditions for
curing respiratory diseases.
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The High Tatras offer wide range of sports.
The main touristic centers are in the south of
the Tatras. People can choose from many kinds
of sports – skiing, alpine skiing, bungee
jumping, hang-gliding, but the most famous
are climbing and hiking
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Skiing- The region offers an ideal conditions
for skiing in top ski centers. (Podbanské,
Štrbské Pleso, Smokovce, Tatranská Lomnica,
Skalnaté pleso, Ždiar.)
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Climbing- It´s professional and one of the most
fascinating sports in the HT . The most
attractive hills are Volia veža, Žabí kôň,
Batizovský štít, Velická stena, Široká veža, or
Ľadový štít.
Hiking- Most visitors come to the HT to hike.
In the High Tatras there is a good network of
hiking routes (297.5 km).
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Popradské pleso- it´s a starting-point for
important hiking tours. There is a symbolic
cementery where people can see memorial boards
of people who died in the HT
Štrbské pleso- it´s a tourist and medical centre. It is
famous for its sports complex and one of the world
winter events is held there every year. The area
has six ski tows and chairlifts.
Skalnaté pleso- it´s the ski resort with the highest
altitude and also the best downhill skiing resort.
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Lomnický štít- there is an observatory. People can
get there by a cable railroad
Rysy- is a border peak between Slovakia and
Poland, it´s the highest peak in Poland
Kriváň- is a symbol of Slovakia and freedom of
Slavs. We Slovaks believe that a true Slovak patriot
should climb Kriváň at least once in their life.
Lomnický Peak
Rysy
Kriváň
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The museum of Liptovská dedina village was
opened when LM dam was constructed. Some
characteristic houses of the villages where
moved to the museum because the villages
were flooded during the construction of the
dam.
The museum of TANAP pictures Tatra´s
nature and history of human relations to
nature.