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Karawanken

Located in Municipality of Tržič, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°25′00″ N 14°25′00″ E

Map showing the location of Karawanken Karawanken
Location in Slovenia
Elevation
1,067 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Jelendol
2.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport22 km
KLU Klagenfurt Airport26 km

About Karawanken

Karawanken is a mountain. Location: Municipality of Tržič, Slovenia. Elevation: 1,067 m.

From Wikipedia

The Karawanks or Karavankas or Karavanks (Slovene: Karavanke; German: Karawanken, German pronunciation: [kaʁaˈvaŋkŋ̍] ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps on the border between Slovenia to the south and Austria to the north. With a total length of 120 kilometres (75 mi) in an east–west direction, the Karawanks chain is one of the longest ranges in Europe. It is traversed by important trade routes and has a great tourist significance.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
120 km
Area
5,227 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Karawanken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (187 mm)
Driest month
February (84 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Karawanken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°9°14°18°20°20°16°11°5°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°0°4°8°10°9°6°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)9284118149151187164152159171177126

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Karawanken

The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 22 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 25 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 22 kmsouth
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 26 kmnorth
  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 98 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 25 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 41 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 107 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 121 kmsouth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 138 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Karawanken

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 972 natural sites, 368 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 14 kmSE
  • Grintavec Mountain 11 kmSE
  • Hochstuhl Mountain 19 kmW
  • Kalški Greben Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km367 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 45 kmW
  • Lake Bled Lake 25 kmW
  • Triglav Mountain 45 kmW
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 32 kmS

60–100 km921 places

  • Raša River 78 kmSW
  • Ribnica Lake Lake 66 kmE
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 93 kmS
  • Prestreljenik Mountain 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Jelendol Village, Municipality of Tržič
    2.1 km W
  • Zell Municipality, Politischer Bezirk Klagenfurt Land
    6.2 km NW
  • Grahovše Village, Municipality of Tržič
    6.3 km SW
  • Spodnje Jezersko Village, Municipality of Jezersko
    5.3 km SE
  • Dolina Village, Municipality of Tržič
    6.7 km W
  • Zell-Freibach Village, Zell
    5.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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