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The Julian Alps were known in antiquity as Alpes Iuliae, and also attested as Alpes Julianae c. AD 670, Alpis Julia c. 734, and Alpes Iulias in 1090. [2] Like the municipium of Forum Julii (now Cividale del Friuli) at the foot of the mountains, the range was named after Julius Caesar of the gens Julia, [2] [3] perhaps due to a road built by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus.
The names of places in the Italian Julian Alps have been influenced by people living together for centuries, with words coming from Latin, German and Slavic, mixed up with the local dialects (German from Karinthia, Slav and “Furlàn”). The final influence comes from the Italian dominion, beginning after the Second World War.
The Julian Alps and Prealps (in Slovenian Julijske Alpe v širšem smislu, in Italian Alpi e Prealpi Giulie) are a mountain range in the eastern part of the Alps. They are located in Slovenia and in Italy .
Claustra Alpium Iuliarum (Latin for 'Barrier of the Julian Alps'; hereby, the term Julian Alps refers to the wider mountainous and hilly region from the Julian Alps to the Kvarner Gulf) was a defense system within the Roman Empire between Italia and Pannonia that protected Italy from possible invasions from the East. [1]
The Julian Prealps Natural Park (Italian: Parco Naturale delle Prealpi Giulie) is a nature reserve in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, near the border with Slovenia. Established in 1996, it stretches across the territory of six municipalities of the Province of Udine and has an area of nearly 10,000 ha (25,000 acres). [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Julian Alps — of the Southern Limestone Alps System, located in the in Slovenia and Italy. The range's mountain peaks, huts, and other notable features. The main article for this category is Julian Alps .
Mangart or Mangrt is a mountain in the Julian Alps, located on the border between Italy and Slovenia. With an elevation of 2,679 metres (8,789 ft), it is the fourth-highest peak in Slovenia, after Triglav, Škrlatica and Mali Triglav. It was first climbed in 1794 by the naturalist Franz von Hohenwart.
The Kanin Mountains or the Canin Mountains [2] (Resian: Ćanen, Friulian: Mont Cjanine), mostly simply Kanin or Canin, are a mountain range in the Western Julian Alps, on the border of Slovenia and Italy. Their highest summit, High Kanin (Slovene: Visoki Kanin, Italian: Monte Canin Alto) is 2,587 m above sea level.
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