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The Predil Pass |
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| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
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Predil Pass
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| Location | Italy / Slovenia |
The Predil Pass (Italian: Passo di Predil, Slovene: Predel) (el. 1156 m) is a high mountain pass on the border between Italy and Slovenia.
It connects Cave del Predil (part of the Italian Municipality of Tarvisio) with Bovec in the Upper Soča Valley in Slovenia. On the Italian side, the road branches off the route from the center of Tarvisio along Slizza Creek to the Sella Nevea Pass; on the Slovenian side, the road leading to the pass starts at Log pod Mangartom. The village of Strmec na Predelu lies just beneath the border crossing.
The road was built from 1319 onwards by the people of Cividale del Friuli with the consent of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg, then the possessors of the area. However, the importance of the trade route diminished after the adjacent territory was incorporated into the Domini di Terraferma by the Republic of Venice in 1420.