| Pohorje | |
|---|---|
| Bachergebirge | |
 Pohorje near Maribor | |
| Highestย point | |
| Peak | Black Peak (ฤrni vrh) |
| Elevation | 1,543ย m (5,062ย ft) |
| Coordinates | 46ยฐ30โฒ13โณN 15ยฐ27โฒ11โณE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ46.50361ยฐN 15.45306ยฐE |
| Geography | |
 Location of Pohorje | |
Country | Slovenia |
Range coordinates | 46ยฐ32โฒN 15ยฐ28โฒE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ46.533ยฐN 15.467ยฐE |
| Parent range | Southern Limestone Alps |
Pohorje (pronounced [หpรณหxษษพjษ]), also known as the Pohorje Massif[1][2] or the Pohorje Mountains (German: Bachergebirge, Bacherngebirge or often simply Bachern), is a mostly wooded, medium-high mountain range south of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia. According to the traditional AVE classification it belongs to the Southern Limestone Alps. Geologically, it forms part of the Central Alps and features silicate metamorphic and igneous rock. Pohorje is sparsely populated with dispersed villages. There are also some ski resorts.
Geography
editPohorje is an Alpine mountain ridge with domed summits south of the Drava. It roughly lies in the triangle formed by the towns of Maribor (to the east), Dravograd (to the west) and Slovenske Konjice (to the south). To the northwest, it is bounded by the Mislinja River, to the south by the Vitanje Lowlands (Vitanjsko podolje), to the east it descends to the Drava Plain (Dravsko polje) and to the southeast it descends to the Pohorje Foothills (Podpohorske gorice). It measures about 50ย km (31ย mi) from east to west and 30ย km (19ย mi) from north to south and covers an area of ca. 840ย km2 (320ย sqย mi). Its highest elevations are Black Peak (Slovene: ฤrni Vrh, German: Schwarzkogel) 1,543ย m (5,062ย ft), the only slightly lower Big Kopa Peak (Velika Kopa), and Lake Peak (Jezerski vrh), which rises to 1,537ย m (5,043ย ft). Forests cover over 70% of its surface.[3]
Geology
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Pohorje is a young mountain massif and is the southeasternmost part of the Central Alps.[4] It is the only mountain chain in Slovenia made of silicate rock. Its peripheral parts consist of Paleozoic metamorphic rock, and its central parts of igneous rock, particularly granodiorite (known also as the Pohorje tonalite) and dacite.[5]
Near the village of Cezlak lies probably the only known deposit of cizlakite (quartz monzogabbro; a green plutonic rock). The southern parts of Pohorje are known for white marble, which was quarried in Roman times.[5]
Pohorje ski resorts
editThe following ski resorts stand at Pohorje:
- Rogla Ski Resort
- KopeโRibnica Pohorje Ski Resort
- Maribor Pohorje Ski Resort
- Trije Kralji Ski Resort
Radio towers
editNear hilltops within the mountain range are located a TV and radio transmitter Pohorje and a military air-traffic control radar station RP-2.
References
edit- ^ Bogataj, Janez. 1999. Handicrafts of Slovenia: Encounters with Contemporary Slovene Craftsmen. Ljubljana: Rokus, p. 28.
- ^ Watkins, Clem S. 2003. The Balkans. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, p. 125.
- ^ Uratariฤ, Nina, ed. (June 2011). NATREG: Final Publication. REC Ljubljana. pp.ย 36โ40. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Gams, Ivan (2008). "Geomorphology of the Pohorje Mountains". Acta Geographica Slovenica. 48 (2). Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts: 185โ254. doi:10.3986/AGS48201.
- ^ a b "Rocks of Pohorje". Tourist Information Centre Pohorje. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
Bibliography
editMeteorology
edit- Poฤakal, Damir (2005-12-15). "Influence of Orography on Hail Characteristics in the Continental Part of Croatia". Hrvatski meteoroloลกki ฤasopis (40): 641โ642. ISSNย 1330-0083.
