Everything about Triglav totally explained
Triglav (
Monte Tricorno in italian) is the highest
mountain in
Slovenia (and formerly all of
Yugoslavia and the
Illyrian Provinces) and the
Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the valley of
Bohinj, the mountain may have been named after the
Slavic god Triglav, although this hypothesis remains disputed
(External Link
). Triglav's shape can also be seen in the
Slovenian coat of arms, on the
flag of Slovenia and on the Slovenian
50 Eurocent coin.
At the top of the mountain stands the
Aljažev stolp (Aljaž's Tower) which is a Slovenian landmark and an important symbol of the country.
The mountain was first ascended on
August 26 1778, by Luka Korošec, Matija Kos, Štefan Rožič and Lovrenc Willomitzer on
Sigismund Zois's initiative.
The Triglav area is also the origin of an old Slovenian
legend of a
chamois buck (
steinbock,
ibex) named
Zlatorog ("Goldhorn"), which is used as a brand mark of
Laško Brewery.
A lengthy
symphonic poem by the composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, adapted from the third act of his opera
Mlada, bears the title “Night on Mount Triglav”, though the action is actually situated among the
Polabian Slavs near the Elbe river, in today's Germany.
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