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Saturday, November 17, 2018

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SloveniaKrn - Batognica - Srednji vrh - Lužnica Lake


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.

Pasture Planina Slapnik

We visited megalithic monument

 
Towards the peak

View to nearby mountains
From seaside to high mountains



Above Krn Lake

Summit of Krn, 2244 m, is conquered

We continued to Batognica, 2164 m

 
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).

Monkey business on Batognica

View over the shell to Vrh nad Peski, 2176 m

Selfie on Srednji vrh, 2032 m

The lake Lužnica is close to 80 m long, 70 m wide and up to 10 m deep.

Frozen, but not enough to walk on it

Sunset time

  
More sunset photos

  
Leaving the mountain at the end of the day

  
Goodbye Krn area


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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