Editing Triglav (section)

==Landmarks==

===Aljaž Tower===
[[File:Triglav (2710580029).jpg|thumb|left|Aljaž Tower at the top of the mountain]]
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At the top of the mountain stands a small metal structure, the [[Aljaž Tower]] ({{langx|sl|Aljažev stolp}}). It acts as a storm shelter and a [[triangulation point]]. Along with Triglav, it is also a landmark of Slovenia and a symbol of the [[Slovenes]] and Slovene territorial sovereignty.

The tower's namesake was the priest, mountaineer and patriot [[Jakob Aljaž]]. In early 1895, he drew up, with a piece of chalk on the floor of his room in the parish of [[Dovje]], plans for a cylindrical tower with a flag on its top.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planinskimuzej.si/?mod=aktualno&action=viewOne&ID=49 |title=Ali ste vedeli ... |trans-title=Did You Know... |publisher=Slovene Alpine Museum |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> In April that year he purchased the summit of Triglav for the sum of one [[Austro-Hungarian florin|florin]]. Having done so, he secured himself the right to erect a building on the mountain top.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://sistory.si/publikacije/prenos/?target=pdf&urn=SISTORY:ID:20487 |first=Peter |last=Mikša |title=Narodnostni boji v planinstvu na Slovenskem do 1. svetovne vojne |journal=Zgodovina Za Vse: Vse Za Zgodovino |language=sl|trans-title=National Battles in the Mountaineering in the Slovene lands Until World War I |issn=1318-2498 |pages=65–68}}</ref> The tower was constructed from iron and [[zinc]] coated [[sheet steel]] by Anton Belec from [[Šentvid, Ljubljana|Šent Vid nad Ljubljano]]. He and four workers brought the parts of the tower to the summit of Triglav and put the tower together in only five hours on 7 August 1895. The opening took place that same day. Aljaž donated the shelter to the Slovene Alpine Society today [[Alpine Association of Slovenia]].<ref name="Matica">{{cite web|url=http://www.planinskodrustvo-ljmatica.si/zgodovina_aljazev_stolp.html|title=Aljažev stolp vrh Triglava|publisher=Mountaneering club Ljubljana-Matica|access-date=13 November 2007|language=sl|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071227194809/http://www.planinskodrustvo-ljmatica.si/zgodovina_aljazev_stolp.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 27 December 2007}}</ref>

In the beginning, there were three four-legged chairs, a summit register, a [[spirit stove]], and the image ''Triglav Panorama'' by [[Marko Pernhart]] in the tower.<ref name="Cvirn2000">{{cite book |title=Ilustrirana zgodovina Slovencev |year=2000 |first=Janez |last=Cvirn |editor-first=Marko |editor-last=Vidic |publisher=Mladinska knjiga |isbn=86-11-15664-1 |page=271}}</ref> It was later repainted and renovated several times by [[Alojz Knafelc]] and others. In the [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|Communist era]], as the highest point of the former Yugoslavia, it was painted red and decorated with a red star.<ref name=RTV2013-12>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/slovenia-revealed/jakob-aljaz-built-a-tower-that-has-become-a-slovenian-symbol/325136 |title=Jakob Aljaž built a tower that has become a Slovenian symbol |first=Jaka |last=Bartolj |work=MMC RTV Slovenija |publisher=RTV Slovenija |date=17 December 2013}}</ref> However, it has now more or less been restored to its original appearance.<ref name="Gore-ljudje">{{cite web |url=http://www.gore-ljudje.net/novosti/3900/ |title=Stolp ima 110 let |publisher=Gore-ljudje.net |first=Maja |date=25 July 2007 |last=Belimezov |access-date=12 September 2008 |language=sl |archive-date=23 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723140638/http://www.gore-ljudje.net/novosti/3900/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The star was removed shortly before the dissolution of Yugoslavia.<ref name=RTV2013-12 /> On the proclamation of Slovene independence in June 1991, the [[flag of Slovenia]] was raised on top of the tower.<ref name="Gore-ljudje"/>
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===Stanič Shelter===
In 1895, due to a lack of space, Aljaž also commissioned the building of the Stanič Shelter. It is located {{convert|55|m}} below the top of Triglav and is named after the poet and mountaineer [[Valentin Stanič]]. The shelter has dimensions of {{convert|2.4|x|2.2|x|2|m|abbr=on}} and has room for 8 people sitting or 16 standing. Originally it also had a wooden door, benches, a table, and a chair. Its significance diminished after the [[Triglav Lodge at Kredarica|Kredarica Lodge]] was erected in 1896.

===Triglav Glacier===
[[File:Burger Slika TriglavskiLedenik Sep 2002.jpg|thumb|Remains of the Triglav Glacier in 2002]]
The Triglav Glacier ({{lang|sl|Triglavski ledenik}}) was located below the summit on the [[karst]]ified Triglav Plateaus ({{lang|sl|Triglavski podi}}), part of the northeastern side of the mountain.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.dedi.si/dediscina/449-triglavski-ledenik |title=Triglavski ledenik |trans-title=The Triglav Glacier |encyclopedia=Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI |first1=Miha |last1=Pavšek |editor1=Šmid Hribar, Mateja |editor2=Torkar, Gregor |editor3=Golež, Mateja |editor4=Podjed, Dan |editor5=Drago Kladnik, Drago |editor6=Erhartič, Bojan |editor7=Pavlin, Primož |editor8=Jerele, Ines |display-editors=3 |access-date=3 May 2012 |language=sl}}</ref> Covering over {{convert|40|ha}} at the end of the 19th century, the glacier had shrunk to {{convert|15|ha}} by 1946,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gore-ljudje.net/objave/BORKUM/0810Dnevnik/Triglav_Glacier_1946_2008_MM_MTC_MG_1.jpg |title=Regular Measurements on the Triglav Glacier 1946–2008: A Poster |first1=Miha |last1=Pavšek |first2=Matej |last2=Gabrovec |first3=Mihaela |last3=Triglav Čekada |year=2008 |publisher=Geographical Institute of Anton Melik, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023243/http://www.gore-ljudje.net/objave/BORKUM/0810Dnevnik/Triglav_Glacier_1946_2008_MM_MTC_MG_1.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> and after further shrinkage had fallen into two parts by 1992.<ref name="ARSO2011-11">{{cite web |url=http://kazalci.arso.gov.si/?data=indicator&ind_id=413 |first1=Matej |last1=Gabrovec |first2=Matej |last2=Pavšek |title=Spreminjanje obsega ledenika |language=sl|trans-title=Changes of the Extent of the Glacier |publisher=Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment |date=2 November 2011}}</ref> By 2011 it covered an area of only 1–3 hectares, depending on the season.<ref name="ARSO2011-11" /> It was no longer considered a glacier in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Triglavskega ledenika ni več, ostala je le še zaplata ledu |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/triglavskega-ledenika-ni-vec-ostala-je-le-se-zaplata-ledu-video-508710 |access-date=4 October 2019 |work=SiolNET |agency=TSmedia |date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Videmšek |first1=Maja Prijatelj |title=Prepozno za žalni venec. Triglavskega ledenika ni več |url=https://www.delo.si/novice/okolje/prepozno-za-zalni-venec-triglavskega-ledenika-ni-vec-233790.html |access-date=4 October 2019 |date=2 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kralj |first1=Anja |title=Triglavski ledenik bi lahko izginil v nekaj letih oziroma desetletjih |url=https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/triglavski-ledenik-bi-lahko-izginil-v-nekaj-letih-oziroma-desetletjih.html |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=24ur.com |date=5 October 2019}}</ref>