THE JULIAN ALPS (SLOVENIA): BETWEEN PROTECTION AND »MODERNIZATION«
THE JULIAN ALPS (SLOVENIA): BETWEEN PROTECTION AND »MODERNIZATION«
Author(s): Peter Mikša, Matija ZornSubject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Energy and Environmental Studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Tourism
Published by: Društvo za hrvatsku ekonomsku povijest i ekohistoriju - Izdavačka kuća Meridijani
Keywords: Julian Alps; Triglav National Park; mountain tourism; high-alpine ski center; meteorological observatory; Slovenia;
Summary/Abstract: The Julian Alps are the highest mountains in Slovenia, the major part of which is today part of Triglav National Park, the only national park in the country. Its origin dates back to the early twentieth century, in 1924, when the Triglav Lakes Valley was protected as Alpine Conservation Park. In 1981 the park expanded to almost its present area of approximately 840 km2 . Parallel with the desire to protect, contradictory ideas on the »modernization« of the Julian Alps also arose with the aim of boosting tourism; that is, construction of a cog railway, ski center, and meteorological observatory.
Journal: Ekonomska i ekohistorija - Časopis za gospodarsku povijest i povijest okoliša
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 147-158
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English