Prisojnik
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Prisojnik or Prisank is a mountain of the Julian Alps in Slovenia, the 18th tallest peak in the country at a height of 2,547 m. A popular hiking and climbing destination, it is located immediately above the well-traveled Vršič Pass, from where most ascents begin.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Prisank
- Mountain.other_name
- Prisojnik
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- Prisank.JPG
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- Prisank/Prisojnik
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2547
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 547
- Mountain.listing
- Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m
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- Alps
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- Location in the Alps
- Mountain.location
- Slovenia
- Mountain.range
- Julian Alps
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Kranjska Gora
- Elevation
- 2547
- Image
- Prisank 05082007 02.jpg
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- Prisojnik
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- Prisojnik
- topographic prominence
- 547
- located in protected area
- Triglav National Park
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Encyclopedic overview
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Prisojnik or Prisank is a mountain of the Julian Alps in Slovenia, the 18th tallest peak in the country at a height of 2,547 m. A popular hiking and climbing destination, it is located immediately above the well-traveled Vršič Pass, from where most ascents begin.
==Etymology== The mountain's name derives from *Prisъln(ьn)ikъ, composed of the prefix pri- 'by, at' + the root *sъlnь 'sun' + the noun-forming suffix -(n)ikъ, literally meaning 'the one near the sun'. The designation refers to the fact that, seen from the north, the sun travels across the mountain during the course of the day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prisojnik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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