Nada and me decided to spend the weekend in Soča valley and for Saturday we decided to hike to Krn and prolong it to some nearby peaks. We enjoyed awesome views and great and slightly cold weather.
WW1 remains. Gun-carriage for Italian 149 mm Krupp field howitzer, production year 1912 and cumulative shell of 149 mm calibre.
In the First World War Batognica was occupied by both Austro-Hungarian troops and Italian troops which were fighting against each other in this mountainous region. The Austro-Hungarian troops were occupying the eastern part of the mountain while Italian troops were located in the western part. Because no side could push the other off the mountain, the Austro-Hungarian troops dug a tunnel under the Italian positions, filled it with explosives and blew it up. You can still see craters of this explosion on the top.
The summit of Batognica is actually an approximately 400 meters long and 100 meters wide plateau, marked with craters, which were made by explosions in World War I.Yes, Batognica is unfortunately known by severe struggles during 1st World War and is respun with military trenches and caves as admonition on absurdity of war. That is why it is also known under name Monte Rosso (Red Moutain).
GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "De reiziger", TB6R4VV and "gran san bernardo", TB84C9J:
- Megalitski krog, GC7P0KB
- Monte Nero - Krn (2244m), GC1VV3A
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