Tičar Lodge on the Vršič Pass

Tičar Lodge on the Vršič Pass (Slovene: Tičarjev dom na Vršiču) is an alpine mountain lodge situated at 1,620 metres on the Vršič Pass in Slovenia, standing directly beside the road that crosses the pass. It was originally opened on 4 August 1912 as the Slovenian House (Slovenski dom). The present building was constructed on the foundations of the original and reopened on 31 July 1966. The lodge is named after Dr. Josip Tičar, who served as president of the Ljubljana Mountaineering Association and was one of the founders of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association. Today the lodge is maintained and operated by the Jesenice Mountaineering Association (Planinsko društvo Jesenice). The lodge serves as a key stopping point and overnight base for hikers and travellers crossing the Vršič Pass, which connects Kranjska Gora in the north with the Soča Valley and Bovec in the south via the No. 206 road. It is reachable by a 12 km drive from Kranjska Gora or a 12 km drive from the village of Log v Trenti near Bovec. On foot, it can be reached in about three hours from the Dom v Tamarju alpine hut (1,108 m) via the Grlo, or three and a half hours via the Sleme. It is only a quarter-hour walk from the Erjavčeva koča na Vršiču alpine hut (1,525 m) and about two hours from the source of the Soča River (886 m). As a mountain lodge, Tičar Lodge provides food, drink and accommodation to visitors, and functions as a hub for mountaineering routes in the Julian Alps. It offers onward connections to other huts, including a six- to seven-hour hike to the Pogačnikov dom na Kriških podih (2,050 m) along the Slovenian Mountain Trail, a quarter-hour walk to the Poštarski dom na Vršiču (1,688 m), and a four-hour route to the Zavetišče pod Špičkom shelter (2,064 m). Nearby peaks accessible from the lodge include Jalovec (2,645 m) via the Transverzala in about seven hours, Mala Mojstrovka (2,332 m) from the south in two hours or from the north in two and a half hours, Prisojnik (2,547 m) from the south in four hours, Razor (2,601 m) via the southern side of Prisojnik in six hours, and Slemenova špica (1,911 m) in one and a half hours. The lodge is a well-known landmark on the Vršič Pass and is listed on Hribi.net and by the Planinska zveza Slovenije (Mountaineering Association of Slovenia). It is a commercial hospitality and mountaineering brand tied to the Jesenice Mountaineering Association, which maintains the facility and its services for the public.

Tičar Lodge on the Vršič Pass was originally opened on 4 August 1912 under the name Slovenian House (Slovenski dom). It was built at an elevation of 1,620 metres directly beside the road at the Vršič Pass, a high mountain pass in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. The original house served travellers and mountaineers crossing the pass. The present lodge was built on the foundations of the original building and was reopened on 31 July 1966. It was named after Dr. Josip Tičar, who was president of the Ljubljana Mountaineering Association and one of the founders of the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association. The naming honoured his contributions to Slovenian mountaineering and mountain safety. Today the lodge is maintained and operated by the Jesenice Mountaineering Association (Planinsko društvo Jesenice). It continues to function as a mountain hut offering accommodation and food, and as a base for hikes in the surrounding Julian Alps. The lodge is listed on Hribi.net and by the Planinska zveza Slovenije (Mountaineering Association of Slovenia), and it remains a well-known landmark on the Vršič Pass.

• 1966

  Present lodge reopened on 31 July on the foundations of the original building.

• 1912

  Opened on 4 August as the Slovenian House (Slovenski dom).

Historic alpine lodge and hospitality stop on the Vršič Pass, operated by a mountaineering association.

• Mountain lodge accommodation

• Food and beverage service

• Hiking and mountaineering base

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2. 2Tičarjev dom na Vršiču - Hungarian Wikipediahu.wikipedia.org
3. 3Tičarjev dom na Vršiču - Jesenice Mountaineering Associationpdjesenice-drustvo.si