Dreiländereck

The Dreiländereck (also Ofen; Slovene: Peč; Italian: Monte Forno) is a mountain in the Karavanks whose summit is the tripoint of the countries of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia. It thus is also the meeting point of three linguistic regions, German, Italian, and Slovene. The height of the summit is 1,508 m (AA).

Dreiländereck
Dreiländereck/Monte Forno/Peč
Highest point
Elevation	1,508 m (AA) (4,948 ft)
Prominence	100 m
Isolation	1.4 km → Hahnenwipfel
Coordinates	46°31′23″N 13°42′51″E
Geography
Dreiländereck Austro-Italo-Slovenian border
Parent range	Karavanks
Geology
Rock type	Sandstone
Climbing
Access	Skilifts

Geography

The municipalities which meet at the tripoint are Arnoldstein (Villach Land) in the Austrian state of Carinthia, Kronau or Kranjska Gora (part of Ratschach or Rateče) in Slovenia, and Tarvis or Tarvisio (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) in Italy.

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  Boundary stone

Name and languages

The German word Ofen and the Slovenisan word peč, German loanword Pötsche, both mean 'rock' or 'cave' in this context, although the word also means 'oven'.^[1] The Italian name is the literal translation (forno 'oven'). Dreiländereck (German for "three-land corner" -- i.e., "tripoint") is a modern creation.

Because three linguistic regions meet here, the mountain is comparable to the Dreisprachenspitze (German for "three-language peak") on the Stilfser Joch.

Development

The mountain has been developed into a skiing area with eight lifts and 17 km of piste served by the Dreiländereck Lift System (Dreiländereck Bergbahnen).

References

1. Heinz Dieter Pohl: Stichwort Ofen. In: Bergnamen (in 2.), (accessed 10 March 2011).

External links

• Hiking around the Dreiländereck Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Arnoldstein