Slovenian mountain attachment as a hallmark of a nation

Ogrin, Matej (avtor), Mikša, Peter (avtor)

Like many other places in the Alps, Slovenian mountains were inhabited as early as in prehistoric times. Since then, mountains have been not only an environment for hunting and gathering, but also a refuge and in some areas sacred places. Over the centuries, Slovenes have developed a unique relationship with the mountains, especially since the nineteenth century, and mountains have become an integral part of the national identity. Slovenia’s highest mountain, Triglav, has been adopted as the most important national symbol. Mountains have thus acquired a unique meaning in the consciousness of every Slovene. Mountains feature importantly in Slovenian literature and in culture more generally, in winter and summer sports, mountaineering, leisure, nature protection, and historical tradition. This paper discusses the importance of the mountain tradition for the Slovenian nation. It turns out that the perception of the mountains is very intense and positive, even though the territory 15 of Slovenia does not particularly stand out in terms of high elevations, and the vast majority of the population lives in the lowlands.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: mountain geography, history of mountains, identity, Slovenian Alps
• Vrsta gradiva: Drugo
• Tipologija: 1.16 - Samostojni znanstveni sestavek ali poglavje v monografski publikaciji
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 257-271
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180739
• UDK: 913:551.4.035(234.323.6Triglav)
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-99017-5_15
• COBISS.SI-ID: 270871043
• Datum objave v RUL: 16.03.2026

Gradivo je del monografije

• Naslov: Discourses on mountains of Montenegro and Slovenia
• Uredniki: Matija Zorn, Olga Pelcer-Vujačić, Peter Mikša
• Kraj izida: Cham
• Založnik: Springer
• Leto izida: 2026
• ISBN: 978-3-031-99016-8
• COBISS.SI-ID: 267673091
• Naslov zbirke: Historical geography and geosciences (Print)
• ISSN zbirke: 2520-1379

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Najbolj omejujoča licenca Creative Commons. Uporabniki lahko prenesejo in delijo delo v nekomercialne namene in ga ne smejo uporabiti za nobene druge namene.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: geografija gora, zgodovina gora, identiteta, Alpski svet, Slovenija, Triglav

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P6-0101-2022
• Naslov: Geografija Slovenije