Pohorje
Encyclopedia
Pohorje is a mountain range
in northern Slovenia
, near the towns of Dravograd
and Maribor
. Made of metamorphic rock
, it is geologically
part of the Central Eastern Alps
, though due to its location south of the Drava
River it is commonly regarded as a Southern Limestone Alps
range.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in northern 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...
, near the towns of Dravograd
Dravograd
Dravograd is a small town and a municipality in northern Slovenia, close to the border with Austria. It lies on the Drava River at the confluence with the Meža and the Mislinja. It is part of the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia)....
and Maribor
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
. Made of metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock
Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and pressure causing profound physical and/or chemical change...
, it is geologically
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
part of the Central Eastern Alps
Central Eastern Alps
The Central Eastern Alps comprise the main chain of the Eastern Alps with its highest peaks, located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, from which they differ in geological composition....
, though due to its location south of the Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
River it is commonly regarded as a Southern Limestone Alps
Southern Limestone Alps
The Southern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern Alps mainly located in northern Italy and the adjacent lands of Austria and Slovenia. The distinction from the Central Alps, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological...
range.
Peaks
The most important peaks are:- RoglaRoglaRogla is a mountain, a settlement and resort in Zreško Pohorje in the Zreče municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Styria. It is now included into the Savinja statistical region....
(1517 m) - Črni vrh (1543 m)
- Velika Kopa (1543 m)
- Veliki Vrh (1347 m)
Pohorje's ski resorts
- Rogla Ski ResortRogla Ski ResortRogla is a ski resort located on the southwestern face of Rogla mountain in the municipality of Zreče, Slovenia. The main hotel and sport area opened in late 1975 and sit at an elevation of 1517m.-History:...
- Kope-Ribniško Pohorje Ski ResortKope-Ribniško Pohorje Ski ResortKope-Ribniško Pohorje Ski Resort is a joined Slovenian ski resort located in western part of Pohorje mountain in municipality of Slovenj Gradec and Ribnica na Pohorju....
- Mariborsko Pohorje Ski ResortMariborsko Pohorje Ski ResortMariborsko Pohorje Ski Resort is the largest Slovenian ski resort located in literary next to municipality of Maribor at mountain ranges of Mariborsko & Areško Pohorje....
- Trije Kralji Ski ResortTrije Kralji Ski ResortTrije Kralji Ski Resort is a Slovenian family ski resort located in western part of Pohorje mountain in municipality of Slovenska Bistrica. It's 18 km away from closest city Slovenska Bistrica....