1917 photo of the Škabrijel mountain

Škabrijel (Italian: Monte San Gabriele) is a mountain, 646 metres high, above the town of Nova Gorica in Slovenia. The mountain was named after the Archangel Gabriel.[1]

History

During the First World War it was a stronghold of the Austro-Hungarian Army. The mountain was fought over in the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo.[2] During the battle, the top of the Škabrijel was lost and recaptured nine times by the Austro-Hungarians. One officer described the fighting, stating: "Around 6e in the morning, an Italian attacked for the first time, and then it went all day. But we always repulsed him with hand grenades, machine guns tried to take the trenches. I was on the left wing with six other men, strong and fearless. They went forward when he attacked, even the second time they persisted even though they were wounded and one dead. We held out and repulsed him with hand grenades." Due to artillery bombardment by the Italian Army during WW1, the hill is still bare.[3][4]

Geography

The mountain is northeast of a town called Nova Gorica.[5] The Julian Alps and the Carnic Alps are to the north of the mountain. The Karst Black Hills, the Trstelj, and the Adriatic Sea are in the south. In the east there is the Trnovo Forest Plateau.

References

  1. ↑ "Škabrijel". www.hribi.net. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  2. ↑ Mastrogregori, Massimo (2013-05-08). 1997. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095001-4.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Mervyn (2002-09-11). Environmental Xenobiotics. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-48292-6.
  4. ↑ "The view from Skabrijel : Photos, Diagrams & Topos : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Škabrijel". AllTrails.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved 2020-11-08.

45°58′34″N 13°40′40″E / 45.9762°N 13.6777°E / 45.9762; 13.6777

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