Mount Saint Donatus

Mount Saint Donatus[2] (Slovene: Donačka gora) also known as Mount Rogatec (Slovene: Rogaška gora), elevation 884 meters (2,900 ft), is a mountain in eastern Slovenia. It is among the easternmost peaks in the Karawanks, which extend to Mount Ivanšćica in Croatia.

Mount Saint Donatus
Highest point
Elevation884 m (2,900 ft) [1]
Coordinates46°15′22.58″N 15°43′19.81″E 
Naming
Native nameDonačka gora
Geography
Mount Saint Donatus
Location in the Alps
LocationSlovenia
Parent rangeKarawanks

Mount Saint Donatus rises steeply from its foothills to a short, sharp ridge of varying elevation. The ridge offers a very good view and is therefore a popular hiking destination, especially for residents of nearby Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec. The older names for the mountain—Mount Rogatec (Rogaška gora) or Rogač—are probably related to the hornlike shape of the mountain; viewed from Rogaška Slatina from the west, it is a sharp, rocky peak. In the geographical sense, the Slovene common noun rog 'horn' also means 'tall rocky prominence'.[3] The modern name of the mountain is derived from a church dedicated to Saint Donatus built between 1720 and 1730 on the south slope of the mountain at an elevation of 511 meters (1,677 ft).[4]

References
  1. "Točka: Donačka gora". Pešpoti. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. Čoh, Aljaž (May 2018). "110th Anniversary of Donat Mg Natural Mineral Water" (PDF). Bilten (121): 11. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 358–359.
  4. "Donačka Gora - Cerkev sv. Donata". Register kulturne dediščine. Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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