Where Vršič Pass road descends almost to the village of Trenta, there’s a bronze monument standing at the 48th bend. An old man with a coat and a hat stares into the distance towards the mountains. Who was this exceptional man who deserved such a respectful monument in such a beautiful place?...
An unusual wooden chapel tells a sad story of the Russian prisoners of war who lost their lives in an avalanche in 1916, while building a road over the pass Vršič. When Vršič road on the Kranjska Gora side descents almost to the valley, between 9th and 8th bend, stands a small chapel of larch wood. It was built in the dark times when our country was shaken by fierce clashes of the Isonzo Front. It is dedicated to the victims of war who are usually overlooked -prisoners of war....
The outdoor Museum Ravelnik is a circular forest trail that tells a story about Isonzo front. It’s located on the first defense line of the Austro-Hungarian army on the Bovec field....
Less than a year after the outbreak of World War 1, a roar of cannons moved from distant parts of Europe into the valley of the Soča River. Idyllic places by the emerald beauty became the scene of bloody battles. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia. In order to avoid escalation of the conflict Serbia agreed to all the conditions except one. However, Austria under the influence of Germany still decided and declared war on Serbia, exactly one month after the death of the heir....
Not far from Srpenica village stands a stone cross, dedicated to the first civilian victim of the World War One in the Soča Valley. Countess Lucy Christalnigg was shot dead on this spot, due to a dreadful mistake. Along the road that leads from Trnovo ob Soči to the village of Srpenica, you can see a stone cross standing on the right side of the road. It marks the memory of the Countess Lucy Christalnigg, who died here on 10th August, 1914....
First World War is one of the most disturbing chapters of the Soča River valley history book. We mark 100 years since the assassination of Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The assassination which happened in a town more than 700 km away from Bovec, pulled the whole of Europe in a dreadful war. High mountain battles of the Isonzo front forever marked our region....