Karawanks

The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (; , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance. Geographically and geologically, it is divided into the higher Western Karawanks and the lower-lying Eastern Karawanks. It is traversed by the Periadriatic Seam, separating the Apulian tectonic plate from the Eurasian Plate.

mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia

Petzen (German) or Peca (Slovene) is the highest mountain of the eastern Karawanks, the second-highest mountain of the Northern Karawanks and the most eastern two-thousand-metre mountain of Slovenia. It is a mighty mountain with a characteristic shape of a tableland with rocky peaks protruding from it. The mountain borders the Meža Valley and the Topla Valley to the south and east, and the Jaun Valley to the north, and is separated by the narrow valley of the Bela Creek from Hochobir. Two thirds of the mountain lies in Austria, and one third in Slovenia. The mountain reaches its highest elevat

The Mittagskogel (German) or Kepa (Slovenian) has an elevation of aA, and is thus the third highest mountain in the Karawanks range, after Hochstuhl/Stol and the Vertratscha/Vrtača. It is located on the border between Slovenia and Austria.

Golica (1835 m) () is a peak in the Western Karawanks, on the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the Slovene town of Jesenice. It is known mainly for its fields of wild white narcissi, swathes of which cover Golica and surrounding pastures in late April and early May. This marks the beginning of a popular time for mountaineers to visit, extending through the end of summer. The slopes provide great views of the Julian Alps and Austrian Carinthia; the Ljubljana Basin can be seen from the summit on clear days.

Wertatscha (also Vertatscha) or Vrtača is a mountain, , in the Karawanks on the border between Austria and Slovenia. In the old German Alpine dialect it was also called the Deutscher Berg ("German Mountain", Slovenian Nemška gora) or Zinnenwand. Other names are Meniška gora (Mönchsberg) and Rtača.

cave in Slovenia

thumb|Roblek Lodge at Begunjščica Begunjščica is a ridge mountain in the Karawanks. It rises from the western Smokuč mountain pasture () to St. Anne () on its eastern side. The mountain has three main peaks, the highest being Big Peak (, ). The western Middle Peak () lies a little lower, and the lowest is Begunje Mount Vrtača (, ). Its southern slopes rise over the Draga Valley. The ascent of the mountain is relatively easy and possible throughout the year. In the winter and early spring conditions are favourable for ski touring.

mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia

mountain in the Karawanks at the border Slovenia / Austria

mountain in Slovenia

mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia

mountain peak

Rožca (in older sources also Rožčica; ) is a grassy high-elevation mountain pass over the western Karawanks. The saddle is located between Hrušica Peak () and Mount Klek, and straddles the border between Slovenia and Austria, above the town of Jesenice. Its slopes serve as sheep pastures.

Mount Olševa (; German Olschewa) is a ridge mountain in the eastern part of the Karawanks near the border with Austria. The mountain separates Carinthia from Styria. Its highest point, Govca, is high. Other peaks along the ridge are Obel kamen on the western side, and Smooth Peak (Gladki vrh) and Pretty Peak (Lepi vrh) on the eastern part. About below Obel kamen lies Potok Cave (), an archaeological site from the Stone Age. To the southwest of the mountain, at an altitude of , there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) spring.

mountain in the Karawanks in Carinthia near to the border to Slovenia

thumb|View of Boč from the north thumb|The Greater Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla grandis) Boč, also called the Triglav of Slovene Styria , is a mountain in eastern Slovenia. It belongs to the municipalities of Poljčane (the peak) and Rogaška Slatina (southern slope). Boč, which is among the southernmost extensions of the Karawanks mountain range, is the central mountain of the Boč–Donatus Mountain Landscape Park. It has two peaks, which are five minutes apart. At one peak, there are transmitters (restricted military area). In the other, a lookout tower has stood since 1962. The mountain, covered w

Mojstrovica (elevation ) is a peak in the western Karawanks in Slovenia. It is accessible from the village of Belca in the Municipality of Kranjska Gora.

thumb|Valley closure from Schoschelz thumb|Märchenwiese (Fairytale Meadow) with the Vertatscha thumb|Gasthaus Bodenbauer, Summer 2008 thumb|Taverne Bodenbauer, Late Autumn 1910 thumb|Ski piste at Sereinig thumb|Autumnal Bodental at Bodenbauer thumb|Lausegger in winter thumb|Lausegger - view east to the Ferlacher Horn thumb|Autumnal landscape on the road leading to Bodenbauer thumb|Hayrack in Bodental thumb|Traditional mountain hut in Bodental thumb|Old farmbuilding in Bodental