Olševa
{{Short description|Mountain in Slovenia}}
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| elevation_m = 1,929
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| map_caption = Location in the Alps
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| location = Slovenia
| range = Karawanks
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Mount Olševa ({{IPA|sl|ˈoːu̯ʃɛʋa|pron}}; German Olschewa) is a ridge mountain in the eastern part of the Karawanks near the border with Austria. The mountain separates Carinthia from Styria. Its highest point, Govca, is {{convert|1929|m|sp=us}} high. Other peaks along the {{convert|5|km|sp=us|adj=on}} ridge are Obel kamen on the western side, and Smooth Peak (Gladki vrh) and Pretty Peak (Lepi vrh) on the eastern part. About {{convert|200|m|sp=us}} below Obel kamen lies Potok Cave ({{langx|sl|Potočka zijalka}}), an archaeological site from the Stone Age. To the southwest of the mountain, at an altitude of {{convert|1115|m|ft|abbr=on}}, there is a chalybeate (iron-rich) spring.{{cite news |url=https://arhiv.onaplus.delo.si/v-teh-5-slovenskih-krajih-izvira-zdravilna-zelezna-voda |first=Primož |last=Hieng |title=V teh 5 slovenskih krajih izvira zdravilna železna voda |language=sl |trans-title=In These Five Slovenian Towns, the Healing Iron Water Springs |newspaper=Onaplus |date=4 March 2022}}{{cite map |map-url=http://www.geopedia.si/lite.jsp?locale=en¶ms=T105_F410:10115051_x472850.5_y143189.797_s15_b4#T105_F410:10115051_x472850.5_y143189.797_s15_b4 |title=layer: settlements |map=Geopedia.si |publisher=Geodetic Institute of Slovenia. Sinergise, d.o.o. |access-date=6 June 2023}}
Routes
- 2¼ hrs from Podolševa (difficult marked route)
- 3 hrs from the lower ridge (Spodnje sleme; easy marked route)
- 3¾ hrs from the Firšt Inn (Gostišče Firšt; somewhat demanding marked route)
- 1¾ hrs from Upper Meadow (Zadnji travnik; easy marked route)
References
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- Slovenska planinska pot, Planinski vodnik, PZS, 2012, Milenko Arnejšek - Prle, Andraž Poljanec {{ISBN|978-961-6870-04-7}}
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Olševa}}
- [http://www.hiking-trail.net/mountain/govca_olseva/11/673 Route, Description, & Photos]
- [http://www.first-logarska.si/potocka_zijalka.php Stalna razstava Potočka zijalka (Potok Cave Permanent Display) (slo)]
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Category:Mountains of Carinthia (Slovenia)
Category:Mountains of Styria (Slovenia)
Category:Mountains of the Alps
Category:One-thousanders of Slovenia
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