Log pod Mangartom
Log pod Mangartom | |
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Slovenian Littoral | |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Bovec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 643.7 m (2,111.9 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 133 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
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Log pod Mangartom (pronounced as well as the hamlets of Loška Koritnica, Možnica, and Pustina.
Geography
Log pod Mangartom lies in the
Kolovrat Range to the former lead mine in Cave del Predil
, Italy.
History
The Štoln Tunnel was opened in 1903 and was used for a railway during World War I.[7] It was later used for transport of miners and political refugees escaping from the Communist Yugoslavia.[citation needed] In November 2000, a landslide destroyed a large part of the village and took the lives of seven people.[8]
Church
The
Mosque
The town is notable for once being the location of the
Bosnia
and the mosque was abandoned and the deteriorating structure was demolished by the local Italian government, which had taken over the area.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Log pod Mangrtom include:
- Zorko Jelinčič (1900–1965), alpinist and journalist[7]
- Ivan Likar (a.k.a. Sočan) (1921–1991), People's Hero of Yugoslavia[7]
- Mihael Strukel (1851–1922), civil engineer and technical writer[7]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Flynn, Randall E., & Gerd Quinting. 1983. Gazetteer of Yugoslavia: A–L. Washington, DC: Defense Mapping Agency, p. 73.
- ^ von Jenny, Rudolph E.: Handbuch für Reisende in dem österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Erste Abtheilung. Vienna 1822, p. 287
- ^ Bovec municipal site Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Buscaini, Gino. 1974. Alpi Giulie. Milan: Club Alpino Italiano, p. 408.
- ^ Kladnik, Darinka. 1994. Sto slovenskih krajev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, p. 100.
- ^ a b c d Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 412–413.
- ^ Šipec, Slavko (2001). "Naravne in druge nesreče v Sloveniji leta 2000" [Natural and Other Disasters and Incidences in Slovenia in 2000] (PDF). UJMA (in Slovenian). Vol. 15. Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief. p. 29. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Slovenian Tourist Association site
External links
Media related to Log pod Mangartom at Wikimedia Commons- Log pod Mangartom on Geopedia
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