Vintgar Gorge
Vintgar Gorge (
History
Until 1890, the gorge was mainly inaccessible, except for two points at which the Radovna could be reached, and a bridge over Šum Falls was already built in 1878.[2] The rest of the gorge was explored in 1891 by the mayor of Gorje, Jakob Žumer, and by Benedikt Lergetporer, a prominent photographer of the era.[3]
In 1893 the gorge was equipped with wooden observation walkways and bridges with great effort[1] and was opened to the public on August 26, 1893.[3] The walkways, which were later named Žumer Galleries (Žumrove galerije) in the most prominent part of the gorge,[1] have been renovated several times since.
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Name
The word vintgar is derived from German Windegg(er) 'place exposed to the wind' via the hamlet of Vintgar at the head of the gorge in the village of Podhom.[5] Another explanation claims that it derives from the German name Weingarten 'vineyard', referring to vineyards in Podhom or to the gorge resembling a wine glass in shape.[1] As the first mountain gorge in the area to be made accessible to tourists, the word vintgar has been generalized in Slovene to refer to other scenic, protected gorges, e.g. the Iška Gorge (Iški vintgar), the Bistrica Gorge (Bistriški vintgar) on Pohorje, and the Ribnica Gorge (Ribniški vintgar) in Bohinj.[1]
Geology
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References
- ^ a b c d e Topole, Maja. "Vintgar". DEDI - enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- COBISS 16928768.
- ^ (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2015.
- ^ "29611: Blejska Dobrava - Železniški most čez sotesko Blejski Vintgar" [29611: Blejska Dobrava – The Railway Bridge Across the Vintgar Gorge]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 456–457.
External links
- Media related to Vintgar Gorge at Wikimedia Commons
- Vintgar Gorge at the Bled municipal website
- Vintgar