Log pod Mangartom explained

Official Name:Log pod Mangartom
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:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bovec
Area Total Km2:40.55
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:133
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4059°N 13.6031°W
Elevation M:643.7
Footnotes:[1]

Log pod Mangartom (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈloːk pɔd ˈmaːnɡaɾtɔm/; sometimes Log pod Mangrtom; Italian: Bretto;[2] German: Breth[3]), is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It comprises the former villages of Gorenji Log and Spodnji Log as well as the hamlets of Loška Koritnica, Možnica, and Pustina.

Geography

Log pod Mangartom lies in the (Slovenian: Loška Koritnica) within Triglav National Park and is surrounded by 15 peaks with an elevation of over 2,000 m, giving it a unique atmosphere and making it an attractive starting point for hikers.[4] The Log Cliff (Slovenian: Loška stena, Italian: Parete di Bretto[5]) rises directly southeast of Log pod Mangartom.[6] The road from Bovec to Tarvisio over the Predil Pass and the Predel Viaduct (the viaduct has the longest arch (85 m) in the Alps) runs through the settlement. Between Gorenji Log and Spodnji Log is the entrance to the 4.5 km (2.8 mi.) drainage tunnel leading through Sheep Mountain (Slovenian: Ovčja gora) of the Kolovrat Range to the former lead mine in Cave del Predil, Italy.

History

The Štoln Tunnel was opened in 1903 and was used for a railway during World War I.[7] It was later used for transport of miners and political refugees escaping from the Communist Yugoslavia. In November 2000, a landslide destroyed a large part of the village and took the lives of seven people.[8]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was built at the end of the 18th century and later rebuilt. Frescos by the Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar in the sanctuary depict the stoning of Saint Stephen. It also contains a late 15th-century wooden sculpture of The Virgin enthroned as Queen and a Baroque painting of Saint Sebastian.[9]

Mosque

The town is notable for once being the location of the Log pod Mangartom Mosque, which until 2013 was the only mosque ever built in Slovenia, erected by Bosnian Muslim troops in the service of Austria-Hungary during World War I. After the war, the Bosnian Muslim troops returned home to Bosnia and the mosque was abandoned and the deteriorating structure was demolished by the local Italian government, which had taken over the area.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Log pod Mangrtom include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Flynn, Randall E., & Gerd Quinting. 1983. Gazetteer of Yugoslavia: A–L. Washington, DC: Defense Mapping Agency, p. 73.
  3. von Jenny, Rudolph E.: Handbuch für Reisende in dem österreichischen Kaiserstaate. Erste Abtheilung. Vienna 1822, p. 287
  4. http://www.bovec.si/default.asp?id=56 Bovec municipal site
  5. Buscaini, Gino. 1974. Alpi Giulie. Milan: Club Alpino Italiano, p. 408.
  6. Kladnik, Darinka. 1994. Sto slovenskih krajev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, p. 100.
  7. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 412–413.
  8. News: Slavko . Šipec . Naravne in druge nesreče v Sloveniji leta 2000 . . UJMA . 15 . 2001 . Slovenian . 29 . Natural and Other Disasters and Incidences in Slovenia in 2000 . 21 July 2009.
  9. http://www.slovenia.info/en/sakralne-znamenitosti/Cerkev-Sv-%C5%A0tefana-v-Logu-pod-Mangrtom.htm?sakralne_znamenitosti=5042&lng=2 Slovenian Tourist Association site