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Outdoor Museum Ravelnik, Bovec, Slovenia
After the Italian occupation of Bovec in August 1915, the Austro-Hungarian Army further reinforced its first line of defence at the eastern rim of the Bovec basin, especially across two hills: Ravelnik (519 m) and Stržišče (486 m). The two elevations form a natural blockade which was changed by the Austro-Hungarian soldiers by means of fortified positions, caves and trenches to the pillar of their defence.
An outdoor museum is arranged on the slope of Mt. Ravelnik in the area of the onetime Austro-Hungarian first line of defence. A circular path connects the cleansed and restored trenches and connection tunnels, pillboxes, caves, machine-gun emplacements and reconstructed cabins. There are a lot of remains in this relatively small area.
Slovenia, Bovec
Type of WWI-heritage
- Trench-system
- Military Fortification
- Other military building or facility
Dimensions
1 ha
State of repair/preservation
Needs partial renovation/re-arrangement.
Historical WWI Context
No information available.
Recent Images
Historical Images
State of legal protection
No information available.
Owner
Private and public ownership.
Kind of cultural use of WWI
Ustanova "Fundacija Poti miru v Posočju" (The Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation) www.potmiru.si
Opening
Open 24 hours/day throughout the year.
Entrance Fee
There is no entrance fee.
Information regarding cities, villages, other touristic attractions (non-WWI) nearby
Fortress Kluže http://www.kluze.net/
Ski slope Kanin http://www.kanin.si/en/
TIC Bovec https://www.soca-valley.com/en/
Triglav National Park https://www.tnp.si/en/learn/
Accomodation
Public Transport
Further information sources
No information available.
Other heritage sites nearby
Museums Private Collections
Private Museum Collections in Bovec: Little Museum of the Isonzo Front, A Farewell to Arms Collection, Collection of Ivo Ivančič
Outdoor Museum Ravelnik, Bovec, Slovenia
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