Triglav

On the summit of Triglav: The Aljažev stolp

The Triglav ( [ tɾi ɡlɐʊ ː ]; translated, three-head ', Italian Monte Tricorno ) is 2,864 m above the Adriatic Sea, the highest peak in Slovenia and the Julian Alps. It is located in the center of the eponymous Triglav National Park, the only national park in Slovenia. The Triglav is visible through its typical form from distances of over 100 kilometers - for example, large parts of Carinthia. Is imposing its north wall above the Vratatal, with a width of three kilometers and an altitude of 1500 meters to the summit of one of the highest walls of the Eastern Alps (after the east wall of Watzmanns and with the north wall of the high Stadl ). The actual wall to the so-called Kugy band attaches to the top of the building is still 1000 meters high.

The Triglav is a Slovenian national symbols and central part of the national coat of arms, which can also be found on the flag of the country. According to an ancient custom of every Slovenian to climb it at least once in life. Slovenia, which joined the euro area on 1 January 2007 and adopted the euro as its official currency, has selected the Triglav also for the national side of the 50 Euro cent coin.

The symphonic poem Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky refers to the witches' sabbath on the Triglav.

Origin of the name

The name means something like "Three main " or " three-headed ". The origin of the name is unclear. According to legend, perched on the mountain an ancient Slavic deity, the three-headed Triglaw, of the sky, dominated by a head with the second Earth and its third head of the underground kingdom to a close. Others believe that the name derives from the shape of the mountain, three peaks were associated with three heads.

Baltasar Hacquet named the mountain in 1783 with the name Terglou; Adolf Schmidl 1840 as well - he stated in brackets Triglav. In Herder's conversational lexicon in 1857 only seemed to Terglou; Julius Kugy used this name in 1876. Meyers Lexicon called him in 1897 after Triglav in parentheses.

History

The first known and failed climbing attempt dates from the year 1777 he was the famous explorer of the Julian Alps, the world traveler, naturalist and physicist Belshazzar Hacquet ( 1739-1815 ) accompanied by miners of the Krainer Science conveyor Sigmund Zois of gemstone (Slovenian: . Ziga Zois ) undertaken.

The first ascent was made on August 26, 1778 by Lovrenška Willomitzer ( 1747-1801 ) from Stara Fužina with Luka Korošec ( 1747-1827 ) from Koprivnik, Stefan Rožič ( 1739-1802 ) from Savica and Matija Kos ( 1744-1798 ) from Jereka. Been operated was the ascent by Belshazzar Hacquet, at that time professor at the University of Ljubljana, which, however, did not reach the summit itself.

Way to the summit

Most popular starting point for mountain tours to the Triglav is the Alpine Club hut Aljažev Cathedral, which is accessible via a mostly dirt road by car from Mojstrana from. Alternatively, the summit can also be reached from the west ( Trenta ) from. Here are 2200 vertical meters to go, are for round-trip about 14 hours required. The summit itself is at the top height of 300 meters only on a via ferrata ( via ferrata ) reachable by many iron brackets and retaining bolts. Also from the southeast can climb Triglav, the access via the Krma valley leads.

The following mountain huts are located at the Triglav or suitable as a starting point:

• Triglavski dom ( Kredaricahütte )
• Vodnikov dom
• Dom Valentina Staniča
• Dom Planika
• Tržaška koca
• Aljažev dom
• Kovinarska koca
• Koca pri Triglavskih jezerih

Aljažev stolp

On the summit of the mountain, the Aljažev is tumbled, Aljaž Tower ', which is an important symbol of the country. It provides short-term shelter during severe weather climbers.

The Aljažev stumbled was built on 7 August 1895. Jakob Aljaž, a priest from Dovje, planned and built this building. The cylindrical metal tower with the flag was made by A. Belec from St. Vid and restored in 1922 by Alojz Knafelc.