Slovenia - The Walk of Peace from the Alps to the Adriatic – Heritage of the First World War

1. The Walk of Peace (in Slovenian: Pot miru) Log pod Mangartom: Štoln GPS: 46.40485, 13.59631 UTM: 46°24'17.5"N 13°35'46.7"E Gorjansko GPS: 45.80457, 13.70899 UTM: 45°48'16.4"N 13°42'32.4"E 2. Vršič: Russian Chapel (in Slovenian: Ruska kapelica); Heritage Register Number http://rkd.situla.org/ - HRN #855 GPS: 46.4429, 13.7677 UTM: 46°26'34.4"N 13°46'03.7"E 3. Log pod Mangartom: WW1 Military Cemetery (in Slovenian: Avstro-ogrsko vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #409 GPS: 46.404223, 13.599363 UTM: 46°24'15.2"N 13°35'57.7"E 4. Kobarid (in Italian: Caporetto): Italian Charnel House (in Slovenian: Italijanska kostnica); HRN #227 GPS: 46.247144, 13.584251 UTM: 46°14'49.7"N 13°35'03.3"E 5. Ladra: WW1 Military Chapel (in Slovenian: Italijanska vojaška kapela iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #5074 GPS: 46.237127, 13.604304 UTM: 46°14'13.7"N 13°36'15.5"E 6. Zaprikraj: The Krn Range – Historical Area (in Slovenian: Krnsko pogorje – Zgodovinsko območje); HRN #7162 GPS: 46.293371, 13.613884 UTM: 46°17'36.1"N 13°36'50.0"E 7. Tolmin: German Charnel House (in Slovenian: Nemška kostnica); HRN #766 GPS: 46.175179, 13.732540 UTM: 46°10'30.6"N 13°43'57.1"E 8. Mengore: WW1 Historical Area (in Slovenian: Zgodovinsko območje iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #7165 GPS: 46.166621, 13.721516 UTM: 46°09'59.8"N 13°43'17.5"E 9. Javorca: Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit (in Slovenian: Spominska cerkev sv. Duha); HRN #200 GPS: 46.2352, 13.7197 UTM: 46°14'06.7"N 13°43'10.9"E 10. Sabotin: WW1 Historical Area (in Slovenian: Zgodovinsko območje iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #15446 GPS: 45.99156, 13.631566 (hut), 45.982664, 13.643273 (top) UTM: 45°59'29.6"N 13°37'53.6"E (hut), 45°58'57.6"N 13°38'35.8"E (top) 11. Solkan: WW1 Military Cemetery (in Slovenian: Avstro-ogrsko vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #672 GPS: 45.97622, 13.64894 UTM: 45°58'34.4"N 13°38'56.2"E 12. Bohinj Railway (in Slovenian: Bohinjska železnica); HRN #8117 Bohinjska Bistrica: Bohinj tunnel (in Slovenian: Bohinjski predor) GPS: 46.26806, 13.95888 UTM: 46°16'05.0"N 13°57'32.0"E Bača pri Modreju: Railway bridge (in Slovenian: Železniški most) GPS: 46.14425, 13.76816 UTM: 46°08'39.3"N 13°46'05.4"E Štanjel: Water pumping station at Podlazi (in Slovenian: Črpališče za vodo v Podlazih) GPS: 45.83161, 13.84260 UTM: 45°49'53.8"N 13°50'33.4"E Nova Gorica: Railway station (in Slovenian: Železniška postaja) GPS: 45.95531, 13.63482 UTM: 45°57'19.1"N 13°38'05.3"E Nova Gorica: Railway workshops (in Slovenian: Železniške delavnice) GPS: 45.95926, 13.63922 UTM: 45.95926, 13.63922 Nova Gorica: Water tower (in Slovenian: Vodni stolp) GPS: 45.96029, 13.63957 UTM: 45°57'37.0"N 13°38'22.4"E Solkan: Railway bridge (in Slovenian: Železniški most) GPS: 45.97882, 13.65184 UTM: 45°58'43.8"N 13°39'06.6"E 13. Gorjansko: WW1 Military Cemetery (in Slovenian: Avstro-ogrsko vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #149 GPS: 45.80457, 13.70899 UTM: 45°48'16.4"N 13°42'32.4"E 14. Črniče: WW1 Military Cemetery (in Slovenian: Avstro-ogrsko vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #86 GPS: 45.90532, 13.77727 UTM: 45°54'19.1"N 13°46'38.2"E 15. Štanjel: WW1 Military Cemetery (in Slovenian: Vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne); HRN #229 GPS: 45.82085, 13.84790 UTM: 45°49'15.1"N 13°50'52.4"E The mountainous region extending from the south-eastern edge of the Julian Alps down to the Gulf of Trieste had been for thousands of years a contact zone between East and West. In order to protect the Roman Empire a defence system, Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, was established. There the Langobards and the realm of Charlemagne spread their political and cultural power. Later the Isonzo (in Slovenian: Soča) River and its surrounding territory became the border area between the Republic of Venice and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It represented the western border of the Illyrian Provinces during the Napoleonic era. It became the western border of the Habsburg monarchy after 1866.