Kojca (mountain) explained

Kojca
Elevation M:1303
Location:Slovenia
Range:Cerkno Hills
Coordinates:46.1531°N 13.9276°W[1]

Mount Kojca (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkoːi̯tsa/) is a 1303m (4,275feet) mountain in the Cerkno Hills in the municipality of Cerkno in western Slovenia. It stands south of Mount Porezen and its summit offers views of the Cerkno region and the surrounding peaks.[2]

Mount Kojca shares its name with the hamlet of Kojca in Bukovo. The hamlet of Kojca is the oldest attested settlement below Mount Kojca and was formerly the seat of the local parish.[3] In older sources Kojca is referred to as Kožica.[4] The name of the hamlet is believed to derive from the mountain, presumably derived from koza, meaning 'goat', thus 'goat mountain'.[5]

Below the southeast slope of Mount Kojca, in Ravne pri Cerknem, is Ravne Cave (Slovenian: Ravenska jama), known for its aragonite helictites (or flos-ferri).[2]

External links

46.1531°N 13.9276°W

Notes and References

  1. http://v1.geopedia.si/Geopedia.html#T105_L1173_F58386_s14_b4_vF Mount Kojca on Geopedia
  2. http://www.planinsko-drustvo-cerkno.si/kojca/kojca_opis.pdf Cerkno Hiking Club: Mount Kojca
  3. Torkar, Silvo. 1991. "K zgodovini tolminske vasi Porezen." Kronika 39: 5–8.
  4. Habjan, Vlado. 1992. Anton Martin Slomšek. Ljubljana: Kres, p. 132.
  5. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 194.