SLOVENIA

SLOVENIA / SLOVENIJA.

EUROPA Issue.
Triglav National Park.
Stamp issued on 23.03.1999.
Face value: 90 Slovenian tolar.
Photo: Jože Mihelič (b. 1946).
Design: studioBotas.
Printed by Delo tiskarna.
Print: 320,000 copies.
Size: 40.32 x 28.8 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 276.
- Michel No. 259.
- Scott No. 349.
- Slovenika No. 259.
- StampWorld No. 259.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 406.
- Unificato No. 259.

The Triglav National Park (Slovene: Triglavski narodni park) was officially established in 1981, and it is the only national park in Slovenia. It has an area of 880 km² (340 sq mi), and it is located in the northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alpine massif. Mount Triglav, the highest peak of the Julian Alps, stands almost in the middle of the national park. Waters in Triglav National Park consist of two watersheds: the Sava River watershed and the Soča River watershed. Many waterfalls can be found in the park, and most of them are located in the valleys of the Soča River and its tributaries. The highest waterfall is Boka Falls (106 m). In the park are located also the Tolmin Gorges on the Tolminka River. The lakes in the park are all of glacial origin; The largest among them is Lake Bohinj.