Mount St. Ursula Explained

Mount St. Ursula
Elevation M:1699
Map:Slovenia
Label Position:right
Location:northern Slovenia
Range:Karawanks
Coordinates:46.4847°N 14.9655°W

Mount St. Ursula (Slovenian: Uršlja gora) or Plešivec (1699m (5,574feet)) is the easternmost peak of the Karawanks. It lies between the towns of Slovenj Gradec and Črna na Koroškem. There are three villages on the slopes of the mountain: Uršlja Gora, Podgora, and Zgornji Razbor. The mountain offers a panoramic view towards all of Carinthia, the Kozjak Mountains, and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. Below the peak of Mount St. Ursula stands the Gothic St. Ursula's Church (which gives the mountain its name and is the highest-standing church in Slovenia), a TV mast tower, a mountain lodge (the Mount St. Ursula Lodge, Slovenian: Dom na Uršlji gori), 1670m (5,480feet)), and a monument to the soldiers fallen in World War I.. The name Plešivec (literally, 'the bald one') derives from its grey limestone peak.

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Mast tower

The Radiotelevizija Slovenija mast tower was built in 1962. The site allows for optimal TV broadcasting towards Carinthia and Styria. It has also been used by firemen, the police, mountain rescuers, and others.

Climate

Mount St. Ursula (Uršlja gora) has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

References

  1. Javornik, Marjan. Enciklopedija Slovenije.Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana 1987–2002. Pg. 100. .
  2. Jurij, Pivka in Galun, Nataša. Štajerska. Sidarta, Ljubljana, 2001. Pp. 61–63.
  3. Radovanovič, Sašo. Bevc Varl, Valentina in Žiberna, Igor. Koroška : A-Ž : priročnik za popotnika in poslovnega človeka. Pomurska založba. Murska Sobota, 1999. Pp. 141, 142.

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