Triglav National Park

Triglav National Park
LocationSlovenia
Coordinates46°20′N 13°46′E / 46.333°N 13.767°E / 46.333; 13.767
Area880 km2 (340 sq mi)[1][2]
Established1981[3]
Visitors1.6 million (in 2006)
Governing bodyJavni zavod Triglavski narodni park
Websitewww.tnp.si
the Ledvica Lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley

Triglav National Park (TNP; Slovene: Triglavski narodni park, TNP) is the only national park in Slovenia. It was established in its modern form in 1981 and is located in the northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alpine massif.[1][3] Mount Triglav, the highest peak of the Julian Alps, stands almost in the middle of the national park. From there the valleys spread out radially, supplying water to two large river systems with their sources in the Julian Alps: the Soča and the Sava, flowing to the Adriatic and Black Sea, respectively.

  1. ^ a b "Triglavski narodni park (TNP)". Triglav National Park. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Triglavski narodni park se je povečal za Kneške Ravne" [Triglav National Park Expanded To Kneške Ravne] (in Slovenian). Planet Siol.net. 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b Banovec Tomaž; et al. (2006). Snovalci Triglavskega narodnega parka - ljudje pred svojim časom [Designers of Triglav National Park − People Ahead of Their Time] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Triglav National Park Public Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-25.