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Krn (pronounced [ˈkəɾn]; 2,244 metres or 7,362 feet) is a mountain of the southwestern Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia. It is the highest mountain of the Krn Mountains. The mountain is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. The Soča River flows west of the peak, and the smaller Lepenjica River northeast and the Tolminka River southwest of it. Krn has a mighty western wall, which can be best seen from Kobarid or Drežnica.

Krn
Northern side in winter
Highest point
Elevation	2,244 m (7,362 ft)
Prominence	605 m (1,985 ft)[1]
Coordinates	46°15′58.752″N 13°39′31″E
Geography
Krn Slovenia
Parent range	Julian Alps

On the southern slope of the mountain lie the small villages of Vrsno, Krn, Drežnica, Drežniške Ravne, and Magozd. On the northern side lies Lake Krn, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia.

During the First World War, the Battles of the Isonzo took place in the area. The 3rd Regiment of Alpini had taken Mount Krn's peak on 16 June 1915 in a daring raid where the elite Italian unit climbed the peak's cliffs "with their boots swaddled in sacks of straw to reduce noise,"[2] some of them barefoot, and others wearing only socks,[3] and battled the Hungarian battalion of the 4th Honved Regiment.[3][4] "It was a glorious success, the first of the war, presaging others that never materialized."[5]

The top of neighbouring Mount Batognica (2,164 m or 7,100 ft) was blown off by an accidental weapon depot explosion. Many remnants from the war remain scattered around the peak.

Lodges

• On the southern side near the top is the Gomišček Krn Lodge (Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu; 2,182 m or 7,159 ft);
• On the northern side near the lake stands the Krn Lakes Lodge (Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih; 1,385 m or 4,544 ft);
• On the Kuhinja Pasture stands the Kuhinja Pasture Lodge (Dom na planini Kuhinja; 991 m or 3,251 ft);
• Below its northern slope, in Lepena, stands the Dr. Klement Jug Lepena Lodge (Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni; 700 m or 2,300 ft).

Access to the summit

• 3 hours from Kuhinja Pasture
• 5 hours from Dr. Klement Jug Lepena Lodge
• 5 hours from Drežnica, via the Silvo Koren Route
• 7¾ hours from the Savica Lodge over the Prehodavci Pass

Bibliography

Notes

References

• "Fighting on the roof of the World: A climb to victory". The Illustrated London News. London. July 10, 1915. ISSN 0019-2422. OCLC 1752679. Archived from the original on July 10, 1915. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
• Schindler, John R. (2001). Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275972042. - Total pages: 409
• Thompson, Mark (2009). The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915–1919. Faber and Faber. ISBN 9780571250080. - Total pages: 496

Literature

• Planinski vodnik Julijske Alpe, PZS, 2003, ISBN 961-6156-47-0
• Andrej Stritar, Vodnik Julijske Alpe - Gore nad Sočo, 1997, ISBN 961-6027-13-1

External links

• Media related to Krn at Wikimedia Commons
• Krn on Geopedia.si
• Krn on Hribi.net Routes and photos
• Virtual panoramas. Burger.si
• Krn on Facebook
• SummitPost: Krn

На других языках

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[de] Krn

Der Krn (italienisch Monte Nero) (2.244 m) ist ein Berg in den Julischen Alpen in Slowenien.

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- [en] Krn

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[it] Monte Nero (Alpi Giulie)

Il Monte Nero[1][2][3][4] (Krn in sloveno, Lavadôr o Crèn in friulano) è una montagna delle Alpi Giulie alta 2.245 m, già in territorio italiano dal 1920 al 1947. Sorge in Slovenia, nel comune di Caporetto, a pochi chilometri dal confine con il Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

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[ru] Крн (гора)

Крн (швед. Krn; итал. Monte Nero[1][2][3]) — гора на юго-западе Юлийских Альп, на северо-западе Словении. Расположена в примерно 50 километрах от Адриатического моря. К западу от вершины горы течёт река Соча, река Лепеница — к северо-востоку, а река Толминка — к юго-западу.

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