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Monument to the Fallen Partisan Alpinists

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

Mojstrana, Slovenia

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This huge piton and carabiner is a monument to the Partisan mountaineers who lost their lives fighting in World War II. The Yugoslav Partisans were a communist-led group that fought against the Axis powers, and were said to be one of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

Spomenik Padlim Partizanom Gornikom (Monument to the Fallen Partisan Alpinists) rests on a bed of rock under the north face of the iconic Mount Triglav, the celebrated Slovenian national mountain. It is one of the many tributes to the Tito's "National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia" spread across all of former Yugoslavia.

There are spomeniks scattered throughout the Balkans, in Slovenia and beyond. They honor those who fought and died in the battles and that filled the mountainous region, as well as the mass executions and concentration camps so many suffered in.

In this particular alpine area, many of the Partisans had mountaineering backgrounds, making the oversized yet simple depiction of basic mountaineering equipment a fitting tribute.

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The monument is situated in the Vrata Valley in the Triglav National Park and is easily accessible with a 0.5-kilometer trail walk from the Aljažev Dom hut. You can get there by car by following the 908 road from the town of Mojstrana.

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Monument to the Fallen Partisan Alpinists
89 Triglavska cesta
Mojstrana
Slovenia
46.405497, 13.841245
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