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Matajur
Matajur seen from Vrsno, SloveniaElevation 1,650 m (5,413 ft) Prominence 1,385 m (4,544 ft) Location Slovenia, Italy Range Julian Alps Coordinates 46°12′44″N 13°31′45″E / 46.21222°N 13.52917°ECoordinates: 46°12′44″N 13°31′45″E / 46.21222°N 13.52917°E Matajur is a 1642 meter tall mountain in the Julian Alps on the border between Slovenia and Italy. It is located on the border between the Soča valley and the Italian mountainous region known as Venetian Slovenia, with views over the Adriatic Sea. Its prominence is 1385 m.
On 26 October 1917 Oberleutnant Erwin Rommel captured the mountain with 100 men, against an Italian force of over 7000.
See also
- Battle of Caporetto
- Kolovrat Range
External links
Categories:- Mountains of Slovenia
- Mountains of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Mountains of the Alps
- Italy–Slovenia border
- International mountains of Europe
- Slovenia geography stubs
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia geography stubs
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