| Official Name: | Javorniški Rovt |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jesenice |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 189 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.4533°N 14.0919°W |
| Elevation M: | 962 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Javorniški Rovt (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Jesenice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is located in the foothills of the Karawanks, above its namesake settlement of Slovenski Javornik (which occupies the floor of the Sava Valley.)
The name Javorniški Rovt literally means 'Javornik meadow', referring to the geographical location of the settlement. The common noun rovt 'glade, clearing', refers to a meadow on cleared land in a hilly area and is derived from Old High German rût 'clearing'. The noun occurs in various other settlement names in Slovenia (e.g., Rovt, Rovte, Rut).[2]
Javorniški Rovt is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Jezerce Mass Grave (sl|Grobišče Jezerce) lies northeast of the settlement in an area that was part of a test excavation for dredging and damming Javornik Creek to create a reservoir for a hydroelectric plant. It contains the remains of nine Home Guard soldiers from the Selca or Poljane valley that were murdered in early May 1945.[3]
Its best-known landmark is Pristava, a popular excursion point centered on the Pristava House, built in 1647 and recently renovated.[4] The building belonged to the nobleman and Enlightenment figure Sigmund Zois, who established a botanical park featuring interesting local and imported trees that is now named after him.