Passo di Predil
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The Predil Pass (el. 1156 m) is a high mountain pass on the border between Italy
and Slovenia
.
It connects Cave del Predil
(part of the Italian Municipality of Tarvisio
) with Bovec
in the Upper Soča
Valley in Slovenia. On the Italian side, the road branches off the route from the center of Tarvisio along Slizza
Creek to the Sella Nevea
Pass; on the Slovenian side, the road leading to the pass starts at Log pod Mangartom
. The village of Strmec na Predelu
lies just beneath the border crossing.
The road was built from 1319 onwards by the people of Cividale del Friuli
with the consent of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg
, then the possessors of the area. However, the importance of the trade route diminished after the adjacent territory was incorporated into the Domini di Terraferma
by the Republic of Venice
in 1420.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
It connects Cave del Predil
Cave del Predil
Cave del Predil is a is a frazione subdivision of the comune of Tarvisio in the Province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy...
(part of the Italian Municipality of Tarvisio
Tarvisio
Tarvisio is a town in the Province of Udine, in the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region in Italy...
) with Bovec
Bovec
Bovec is a small city and municipality in northwestern Slovenia. The city of Bovec lies in the Bovec Basin in the Soča Valley below the Kanin mountain in the Julian Alps.-Geographical location:...
in the Upper Soča
Soca
The Soča or Isonzo is a 140 km long river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, at an elevation of around 1,100 metres...
Valley in Slovenia. On the Italian side, the road branches off the route from the center of Tarvisio along Slizza
Slizza
The Slizza is an Alpine torrent in Italy and Austria, a right tributary of the Gail river.Its source is below the Sella Nevea pass of the Julian Alps, where it is known as the Rio del Lago. Its valley leads to the north-west towards the town of Tarvisio, where it enters the Val Canale and its...
Creek to the Sella Nevea
Sella Nevea
Sella Nevea is a high mountain pass and ski resort in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. Sella Nevea is a località of the comune of Chiusaforte, in the province of Udine.- Geography :...
Pass; on the Slovenian side, the road leading to the pass starts at Log pod Mangartom
Log pod Mangartom
Log pod Mangartom or Log pod Mangrtom is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec in the Littoral region of Slovenia...
. The village of Strmec na Predelu
Strmec na Predelu
Strmec na Predelu is a settlement in the Bovec Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the road to the Predel Pass. Another road, famous for being the road built at the highest altitude in Slovenia, splits of the road to Predel and leads to the Alpine hut on the Mangart...
lies just beneath the border crossing.
The road was built from 1319 onwards by the people of Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli
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with the consent of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
The Bishopric of Bamberg was established in 1007, to further expand the spread of Christianity in Germany. The ecclesiastical state was a member of the Holy Roman Empire from about 1245 until it was subsumed to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802...
, then the possessors of the area. However, the importance of the trade route diminished after the adjacent territory was incorporated into the Domini di Terraferma
Domini di Terraferma
The Domini di Terraferma or Stato da Tera was the name given to the territories of the Republic of Venice conquered in the Padano–Veneto hinterland....
by the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...
in 1420.
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes