Portfolio – Page 3 – Isonzo Battlefields Travel

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Mount Sei Busi / Dolina dei 500

Mt. Sei Busi Fortified Line of Mt. Sei Busi Linea Fortificata del Monte Sei Busi Around the hilltop of Mt. Sei Busi, visitors can observe a section of the so-called "Large Italian trench", a massive fortified defensive line that used to run from Mt. San Michele to the area of Selz, Doberdò del Lago and Monfalcone. Its construction was ordered by Luigi Cadorna, who intended to block counter-attacks of the Austro-Hungarian army. After some early excavations, the Trench was reinforced with pre-stressed concrete between autumn 1916 and spring 1917. However, it proved useless during the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo: the Third Army rapidly abandoned it indeed, following the offensive of the Austro-Hungarians on the Upper Isonzo and their incursion into the Natisone Valleys, in order to avoid encirclement.…

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Sveta Gora / Holy Mountain

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Sveta Gora Sveta Gora ; Italian: Monte Santo di Gorizia) is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It encompasses Holy Mount (Slovene: Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau. History In May 1917 Sveta Gora was the scene of heavy fighting between Austrian and Italian forces. Sveta Gora became an independent settlement in 2006, when its territory was administratively separated from the territory of Solkan and Grgar.

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Gorjansko WW1 Cemetery

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Gorjansko WW1 Cemetery The Austro-Hungarian cemetery from World War I is situated next to the village cemetery in Gorjansko by the regional road which leads to Klanec and Brestovica. At the military cemetery are buried soldiers of Austro-Hungarian army of various nationalities, who fell in the years 1915-1917 on the Isonzo front. This is the largest cemetery of the Austro-Hungarian army for soldiers lost in the Isonzo Front. As far as 10,000 soldiers of different nationalities are buried here. The cemetery has kept its original design, which blends in with the Karst landscape. March 2022 [gallery type="rectangular" size="full" ids="2696,2697,2698,2699,2700,2701,2703,2702,2704,2705,2706,2707,2708,2711,2709,2712,2710,2713,2714,2715"] February 2018 [gallery link="file" size="full" type="rectangular" ids="2481,2479,2478,2480"] February 2013 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="full" ids="2471,2472,2473,2465,2466,2464,2467,2468,2469,2470,2474,2475,2476,2477"]

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Cerje Memorial Monument

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Cerje Monument to the defenders of the Slovenian standing on a top Cerje on the western edge of the karst plateau, which opens a wide view of the northern Adriatic Sea, Friuli, Dolomite, Julian Alps, Vipavsko Valley. The initiative for setting up this monumental memorial for all those who have fought in this area and fell, resulting in a patriotic organization TIGR. Location and content design memorials are carefully thought out. Monument to sedemetažni is designed as a tower or fort that connects the past with the future with its content. In seven floors, the visitor can walk through different periods in Slovenian history, landmark times - from prehistory to periods of world wars, the war for independence from Slovenia to the last floor with a panoramic platform, which…

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Kobarid Museum

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The Kobarid Museum The Kobarid Museum developed from a museum collection which was set up by the locals with professional assistance of Goriški muzej in 1990. It first operated within the frame of the Tourist Society of Kobarid. Five years later, in agreement with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the founders transferred the management to a non-profit company of limited liability which still manages the Museum. In the year 2011, the Kobarid Museum was put in the official register of Slovenian museums. It was awarded for its activities the highest Slovenian award in the museum sphere – the Valvasor Prize. It was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) and was awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize. Many notable persons have…

07Sep 2017 by Jauko

Javorca, Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit

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Javorca, Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit High above the stream of the Tolminka rises a wooden shrine – the Memorial Church in Javorca. The Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit in Javorca is dedicated to fallen Austro-Hungarian defenders of the Tolmin battlefield on the Soča (Isonzo) Front (1915–1917). As the finest monument to the First World War in the territory of Slovenia, in 2007 the church was classed as a historical monument bearing the European Cultural Heritage sign. It is also one of the stations along the historical Path of Peace trail, which links together monuments and remains from the First World War in the upper Soča region. Over the entrance door the inscription reads: This monument was built during the war by members of the 3rd Mountain…

06Sep 2017 by Jauko

Sabotin

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Sabotin This mountain above Gorizia was, due to its strategic position above the Soča, an important Austro-Hungarian bridgehead on the right bank of the river. In the 6th Isonzo Battle in August 1916 the Italian Army conquered Mt. Sabotin, which made the conquest of Gorizia possible. The mountain is crisscrossed with a system of trenches and caves which were built by both the Austro-Hungarian and the Italian armies when they fortified their positions. Its position makes Mt. Sabotin a place of splendid views, also suitable for the cyclists. The view reaches to Mt. Sveta Gora, Mt. Škabrijel, the Vipava valley, the Kras, the Friuli lowland, the Goriška Brda area and the Julian Alps. Because of its turbulent history and natural attractions it is an important tourist destination in Goriška…

06Sep 2017 by Jauko

Mount San Michele

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Berg San Michele The hill of Monte San Michele (275 m) was one of the key points in the defence of Gorizia during the First World War. The Austro-Hungarian army built an extensive system of caves and shelters there, and equipped them with large calibre guns. After several months of battles, the Italian army managed to conquer the hill in the sixth Isonzo battle. The remains of that time have been restored and the site is protected and given the status of memorial area. Source: Fundacija Pot Miru IBT Programma Onderzoek Augustus 2019 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="full" ids="2415,2416,2419,2409,2410,2414,2417,2411,2413"] IBT Programma Onderzoek Mei 2018 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="full" ids="2405,2404,2403,2406,2402"] IBT Programma Onderzoek Juli 2016 [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="full" ids="2389,2390,2393,2391,2397,2392,2394,2396,2395,2388,2398"] IBT Blog Lees alles over de strijd…

06Sep 2017 by Jauko

Mengore

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Mengore The area of Mengore hill (453 m) west from Most na Soči settlement was the core of the Austria-Hungary defense of the Soča River bridge-passage at town Tolmin. The defense line was heavily fortified with the defense trenches, shelters, artillery positions and caverns. The area was all the time of the eleven Italian offensives of Soča River front line from May 23rd 1915 to the September 13th, 1917 under the continuous siege and artillery cannonading. In the 12th offensive when the joined Austro-Hungarian and German troops attacked the Italian positions the Mengore area was the important starting point of the successful breaking trough and pushing the Italian army 90 km to the west to the Piave River.

05Sep 2017 by Jauko

Theme Parc Great War

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Parco Tematico Grande Guerra On the Karst hills behind Monfalcone you can visit the Theme Park of the Great War. Spread over an area of 4 square kilometres, it was opened to the public in 2005 and offers visitors three different itineraries to explore this historical war zone, where several battles were fought between June 1915 and May 1917. Provided with excellent facilities and clear routes, the park can be safely visited even by less-experienced hikers. Unlike other open-air museums that are usually structured along a single route with several stops, the Monfalcone Theme Park of the Great War offers three different itineraries that can be visited all together or individually, depending on the time available. Each itinerary is clearly marked and provided with information panels; visitors can enjoy…