Trenta, Slovenia
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Trenta is a settlement in the Municipality of Bovec
in the Goriška
traditional region of the western Slovenia
. It lies on the river Soča
along the road from the Vršič Pass
to Bovec and encompasses the Trenta Valley and its side valleys.
A miner
s' church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary of Loreto, lies above the settlement on the way to Vršič. It was erected in 1690 by the owners of the Trenta bloomeries
, the Counts of Attems.
The Trenta Lodge information center of Triglav National Park
and the Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden are located in Trenta.
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 Goriška
Goriška
Goriška is a traditional region in western Slovenia on the border with Italy. The name means "the Gorizia region" because it is named after Gorizia, Italy. It is part of the wider traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral . Its principal urban center is Nova Gorica...
traditional region of the western 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 lies on the river 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...
along the road from the Vršič Pass
Vršic
Vršič is a high mountain pass across the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia.The road across the pass was built for military purposes, to supply the Isonzo front of World War I. Opened in late 1915, it was originally named after archduke Eugen of Austria-Hungary...
to Bovec and encompasses the Trenta Valley and its side valleys.
A miner
Miner
A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....
s' church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary of Loreto, lies above the settlement on the way to Vršič. It was erected in 1690 by the owners of the Trenta bloomeries
Bloomery
A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. A bloomery's product is a porous mass of iron and slag called a bloom. This mix of slag and iron in the bloom is termed sponge iron, which...
, the Counts of Attems.
The Trenta Lodge information center of Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park
Triglav National Park is a national park located in Slovenia and the only one in the country. It was named after Mount Triglav, the highest peak of the Julian Alps and a symbol of Slovenia and Slovenian character....
and the Juliana Alpine Botanical Garden are located in Trenta.