Krn

Krn is located about {{convert|50|km}} from the Adriatic. The Soča River flows to the west of the peak, while the smaller Lepenjica and Tolminka pass northeast and southwest of it.

On the southern slope of the mountain lie the small villages of Vrsno, Krn, Drežnica, Drežniške Ravne, and Magozd. On the northern side lies Lake Krn, the largest glacial lake in Slovenia. The mountain is known for its mighty western face, best seen from Kobarid or Drežnica.

During the First World War, the Battles of the Isonzo took place in the area. The 3rd Regiment of Alpini had taken Krn's peak on 16 June 1915 in a daring raid, where the elite Italian unit climbed its cliffs "with their boots swaddled in sacks of straw to reduce noise,"{{sfn|Thompson|2009|p=72}} some of them barefoot, and others wearing only socks,{{sfn|The Illustrated London News, July 10,|1915|p=37}} and battled the Hungarian battalion of the 4th Honved Regiment.{{sfn|The Illustrated London News, July 10,|1915|p=37}}{{sfn|Schindler|2001|p=49}} "It was a glorious success, the first of the war, presaging others that never materialized."{{sfn|Thompson|2009|p=73}}

The top of neighbouring Mount Batognica ({{convert|2164|disp=or|m|abbr=on}}) was blown off by an accidental weapons-depot explosion during the war. Wreckage remains scattered around the peak.

• On the southern side near the top is the Gomišček Krn Shelter ({{lang|sl|Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu}}; {{convert|2182|disp=or|abbr=on|m}});
• On the northern side near the lake stands the Krn Lakes Lodge ({{lang|sl|Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih}}; {{convert|1385|m|disp=or|abbr=on}});
• On the Kuhinja Pasture stands the Kuhinja Pasture Lodge ({{lang|sl|Dom na planini Kuhinja}}; {{convert|disp=or|abbr=on|991|m}});
• Below its northern slope, in Lepena, stands the Dr. Klement Jug Lodge in Lepena ({{lang|sl|Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni}}; {{convert|disp=or|abbr=on|700|m}}).

• 3 hours from Kuhinja Pasture
• 5 hours from Dr. Klement Jug Lepena Lodge
• 5 hours from Drežnica, via the Silvo Koren Route
• 7¾ hours from the Savica Lodge over the Prehodavci Pass

==Bibliography==

Notes

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References

• {{cite news |ref={{SfnRef|The Illustrated London News, July 10,|1915}}|date=July 10, 1915|title=Fighting on the roof of the World: A climb to victory|newspaper=The Illustrated London News| location=London|issn=0019-2422|oclc=1752679|accessdate= July 11, 2020|url=http://illustratedfirstworldwar.com/item/fighting-on-the-roof-of-the-world-a-climb-to-victory-iln0-1915-0710-0003-001/|archive-date=July 10, 1915|archive-url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Storming_of_Monte_Nero_summit_by_the_barefooted_Alpini.jpg}}
• {{cite book|last=Schindler|first=John R. | title = Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War|year=2001| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group| isbn= 9780275972042}} - Total pages: 409
• {{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Mark | authorlink =Mark Thompson (historian)| title = The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915–1919|year=2009| publisher = Faber and Faber| isbn= 9780571250080}} - Total pages: 496

• Planinski vodnik Julijske Alpe, PZS, 2003, {{ISBN|961-6156-47-0}}
• Andrej Stritar, Vodnik Julijske Alpe - Gore nad Sočo, 1997, {{ISBN|961-6027-13-1}}

• {{commons category-inline|Krn}}
• [http://geopedia.si/?params=L687_F7822_T105_vF_b4_x410880_y137795_s15#T105_F687:3544_x396990_y125565_s15_b4 Krn on Geopedia.si]
• [http://www.hribi.net/gora.asp?gorovjeid=1&id=150 Krn on Hribi.net Routes and photos]
• [http://www.burger.si/TriglavNationalPark/Krn/Krn.html Virtual panoramas]. Burger.si
• [https://www.facebook.com/Krn-2244-m-210140402337446/ Krn on Facebook]
• [http://www.summitpost.org/krn/151654 SummitPost: Krn]

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