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	Kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kobarid and countryside are rich with the natural and historical sights.
		Kobarid is famous by the one of the biggest alpine battle in the I. world war (Known as a Carporetto).
		Many traces from the I. world war are still noticeable.
	www.burger.si /Kobarid/KobaridENG.htm (65 words)

	Nacionalno Turistično Združenje - National Tourist Association [Kobarid]
		Kobarid (Caporetto, Karfreit) is situated at the meeting point of two valleys.
		Kobarid gained world recognition thanks to the greatest highland battle in human history that took place during World War I. This region was the scene of the first swift, sudden military offensive today known by the German word "blitzkrieg".
		The vicinity of Kobarid is dotted by telling traces of trenches and fortifications and an imposing tomb on the St. Antony's Hill, commemorating the Italian war casualties, reminding us of the ravages of war.
	www.ntz-nta.si /content.asp?id=3332 (340 words)

	Kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kobarid (Italian Caporetto) is a town in the upper Soča (Italian Isonzo) valley, West Slovenia, near Italian border.
		Kobarid is known for the famous battle (Battle of Caporetto), or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers, that took place in its territory, from October 24 to November 9, 1917, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into the Italian front line and rout the Italian army, which had practically no mobile reserves.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/k/ko/kobarid.html (180 words)

	TheTravelzine.com Slovenia Spring 1999 (2) Otocec, Postojna, Portoroz, Lipica, Nova Gorica and Kobarid
		Kobarid is a picturesque small town in the upper Soca region, surrounded by the summits of Mts.
		You see, the Kobarid Museum is dedicated to events and horrors of World War I. It was opened October 20, 1990 in the Masera's House, which was built at the beginning of the 18th century.
		Kobarid sat on the threshold Isonzo front, the greatest mountain battle in the history of mankind.
	www.thetravelzine.com /slovenia6992.htm (3072 words)

	Kobarid Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On the Slovenian side, Beneška Slovenija includes the area of Breginjski kot, and from Kobarid to the nation border it covers the elongated valley that forms the westernmost part of Slovenia.
		A little further removed, in the westernmost corner of the national border with Italy, lie the exquisite villages of Logje and Robidišče, stony observers of the turbulent Beneška lands.
		The church front, dating from the 15th century, is in fact the entrance to the magnificent Landar Cave.
	www.kobarid.si /Turizem/Prospekti/Nadiza/NadizaENG.html (981 words)

	Kobarid - Destination Guide - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was at the little alpine town of KOBARID (Caporetto in Italian) that German and Austrian troops finally broke through Italian lines in 1917, almost knocking Italy out of the war in the process.
		A processional way leads up from Kobarid's main square to a monumental, three-tiered Italian War Memorial (Italijanska Kostnica) officially opened by Benito Mussolini in 1938, and a fitting place from which to enjoy views of the surrounding alps and ponder Kobarid's violent past.
		Kobarid's tourist office is housed in the museum (same times; tel 05/389-9200, www.kobarid.si), and has a limited number of private rooms (£5-10/$8-16/?9-18) in Kobarid and surrounding villages.
	hotelnear.com /3647/3650/8481g/Slovenia-Kobarid-Destination_Guide.html (426 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kobarid is known for the famous Battle of Caporetto, where which the Italian Retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel, A Farewell to Arms.
		The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers), took place from October 24 to November 9, 1917, near Kobarid (now Slovenia) on the Austro-Italian front of World War I. Austro-Hungarian forces, reinforced by German units, were able to break into...
		Ernest Hemingway, 1950 Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 â€“ July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works, drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, are characterized by terse minimalism and understatement; they exerted...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kobarid (932 words)

	Virtual Tour, Stop XXVII: Tolmino Bridgehead
		In the immediate vicinity of Kobarid, the dramatically located charnel house [ossuaria] gives visitors an opportunity to honor the fallen and the Kobarid Historical Trail offers easy access to the remains of the Italian third defense line.
		In the memorial charnel house at Kobarid, there are mortal remains of 7014 Italian soldiers, which were brought there from the Upper Soaa Region.
		From the square at Kobarid, a road leads to the charnel house, by the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni.
	www.worldwar1.com /itafront/virtualkobarid.htm (734 words)

	Kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kobarid (Italian Caporetto) is a town (population 1,250) in the upper Soča (Italian Isonzo) valley, West Slovenia, near Italian border.
		Kobarid is eminently known for the famous battle (Battle of Caporetto) that took place in its territory, from October 24 to November 9, 1917, on the Austro-Italian front of World War I.
		In the town, the Kobariški muzej (Kobarid museum) (reputed one among the best in its genre) collects memories of the battle.
	www.wordlookup.net /ko/kobarid.html (473 words)

	clinton / glossary / h / isonzo front, kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		From 1915 when the Isonzo Front was opened up until the end of the battle in 1917 by when over a million people had been killed or driven away and the Italians had suffered a temporary defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire a temporary victory.
		In the twelfth and final Isonzo battle alone, the decisive struggle in which fortunes turned to the advantage of the Austrians (giving the battle the name Miracle of Kobarid), the Italians left behind 100,000 dead.
		Kobarid, a small town by the river Soča is famous for its museum of World War I, that was proclaimed European Museum of 1993 by the Council of Europe.
	www.uvi.si /clinton/eng/cl_gl_h1.html (205 words)

	ARS-CARTAE.com - Kobarid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is an interesting piece of trivia that one of the wedges was led by a capable young German leutenant Erwin Rommel, the commander of the Africa Corps in the second World War, who fully exploited the possibilities given by the new tactics used at Kobarid.
		Despite the damage cause by the forces of nature and the passage of time, abetted by increased human depradation in recent years, there are still some remains of the first world war to be found scattered around the area.
		V svetu je Kobarid najbolj znan po preboju Soske fronte leta 1917, vendar pa to ni edina zanimivost tega kraja.
	www.ars-cartae.com /773kob0l.htm (450 words)

	Fishery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kobarid is situated in direct vicinity of the unique river Soča and is, therefore, a real fishermen's kingdom.
		Currently, it is stuffed and exhibited at the hotel Hvala in Kobarid.
		In Kobarid they may be purchased at the hotel Hvala, Trg svobode 1.
	www.topli-val-sp.si /eng/ribistvo.html (476 words)

	Slovenia: Kobarid Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The entrance foyer symbolically introduces visitors to the theme of the permanent exhibitions with maps that present Europe's World War I battlefields and the reshaped political borders at the end of the war, with flags, portraits of soldiers of many nationalities and gravestones from the military cemeteries in the Upper Soča Valley region.
		Because of its location at the junction of the Soča and Nadiža valleys that link Friulia and Carinthia, Kobarid was the scene of numerous invasions and wars, the most ferocious one being during the First World War.
		The scale of this task is illustrated on a 1:5000-scale relief model of the Upper Soča River region and large maps showing the movements and distribution of military units.
	www.culturalprofiles.org.uk /slovenia/Units/4210.html (470 words)

	Slovenia – Official Travel Guide \ category not found (en)
		Kobarid is a small and amiable little town, which is situated at the historic crossroads of important routes running through Posočje (Soča Valley) towards Furlanija (Friuli).
		Our section on Kobarid includes the Trnovo ob Soči kayak centre along the most striking part of the Soča River (for all admirers of fast rapids and wild waters), as well as the mountain ridges of Kolovrat and Matajur, which border on neighbouring Italy.
		Perhaps the greatest event imprinted on the history of Kobarid took place during World War I, when during the 12th Soška Battle Austrian troops, supported by Germans, successfully broke through the front lines.
	www.slovenia-tourism.si /?_ctg_kraji=2857&lng=2 (171 words)

	BUG - Backpackers Guide to budget travel in Bovec, Kobarid, the Skocjan Caves, Koper and Piran, Primorska, ...
		There are frequent buses to Kobarid and Tolmin, particularly on weekdays; and also several buses a day to Nova Gorica, on the Italian border, and also to Ljubljana.
		Most people who visit Kobarid come here because of the town's war history and there is an excellent museum documenting the horrors of the battle on the Soca Front.
		There are frequent buses from Kobarid to Bovec and Tolmin and also several buses each day to Nova Gorica and Ljubljana.
	www.bugeurope.com /destinations/si-prim.html (1160 words)

	(Day 32: Montebelluna, Italy to Kobarid, Slovenia)
		From Cividale to Kobarid is almost 20 miles of spectacular scenery and great riding.
		There were several good places to stay on the way to Kobarid, but I did tell the border guard I'd be staying in Kobarid, and besides, I want to get back to a place I had been before.
		The road changes directions at Kobarid and, last summer I ridden a short way towards Italy on SS 54 before realizing (my compass!) that I was going west, not south.
	www.cs.unca.edu /~boyd/touring/tour03/day32/day32.html (1247 words)

	Piccolo Walking Tours, Guided Tours to Italy, France, Scotland
		Kobarid is blessed with natural wonders; limestone gorges and the aquamarine Soca river as well as a world class museum.
		Kobarid: Cross the border into Slovenia on foot via Monte Matajur; walk though the trenches and military emplacements from the First World War with a local guide, visit an award winning war museum, optional kayaking or rafting trip on Soca river.
		Lake Bohinj: Explore the limestone sculptures of the Tolmin Gorge; visit the historic partisan hospital at Franja; take the panoramic small gauge railway to Lake Bohinj; hike in Triglav National Park, visit the picturesque villages around Lake Bohinj and the cascading waters of Mostnica waterfall.
	www.piccolotours.com /trips/slovenia (404 words)

	Slovenia Hotel - Hotel Hvala Kobarid Slovenia
		Our facilities also include a business apartment and two apartments aimed at families, bur we are especially happy to have a chance to host and provide comfortable accommodation to physically challenged people, whom we make one apartment available.
		It has been two decades, since the restaurant Topli val has opened its door in Kobarid and carried the glory of the town via its culinary peculiarities and fish dishes world wide.
		Upon special wish of larger bus groups, life music or a background music accompanying culinary enjoyment may be organised.
	www.southtravels.com /europe/slovenia/hvalahotel (561 words)

	Slovenia (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		And this town, where the royal families of Europe once vacationed in the summer palace of a Serbian king, is not even the highlight of my adventure in Slovenia.
		That would probably be Kobarid, or the ride on a Lipizzaner stallion, high across an Alpine orchard of flowering pear and apple trees.
		The town and mountains around it are the real-life setting for Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," although he refers to Kobarid by its Italian name, Caporetto.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A52328-2002Jun14¬Found=trueslovenia (3422 words)

	War museums itinerary - World Wars
		London - UK The Kobarid Museum was founded in 1990 with the aim of presenting the rich history of Kobarid and particularly the events on the Soc&Mac255;a Front from May 1915 to November 1917.
		In the foreground are the "little people" caught up in the horrors of war who can not be divided into good and bad by the colours of their uniforms.
		The greater part of the permanent exhibition is devoted the detailed presentation of the famous Battle of Kobarid, the twelfth battle on the Soc&Mac255;a River on October 24, 1917, during which German and Austro-Hungarian divisions drove the Italian forces back all the way to the Piave River.
	www.museumland.com /Itguerra/WorldWars.html (1733 words)

	Kobarid Hotel \| Jakarta
		In 1917 the Austro-Germans crossed the Alps to defeat the Italians at the famous battle of Kobarid (Caporetto).
		In this small town, a fine museum details this, with a big picture of Hemingway, who later drove an ambulance on this front (see A Farewell to Arms): On the main square is the Hvala family's spruce modern Hotel (Jakarta Hotels), mostly praised again in 2002: Lovely.
		Excellent restaurant, one of the best in Slovenia - with its white tablecloths and bentwood chairs, it is reputed for its fish dishes (local trout, crayfish, etc); try the local dessert, Kobarid dumplings.
	www.indo-vacation.com /web/rhineside-hotel/kobarid.htm (498 words)

	Slovenia – Official Travel Guide \ category not found (en)
		Kobarid Museum displays exhibits on the events that occurred during World War I on the Soška fronta - Isonzo Front.
		Kobarid Museum has received the highest national award, was proclaimed Best European Museum, and won the Council of Europe Museum Prize in 1993.
		The museum is actively involved in preserving the environment where the historic events took place.
	www.slovenia-tourism.si /?muzej=1962 (164 words)

	Sobe pri Lovrizu - Kobarid, Slovenia
		In the direction of Bovec, slightly before the end of Kobarid, that is near the police station, turn right, following the traffic boards.
		If you come from Tolmin you can turn right even before Kobarid, just after having passed the petrol station.
		From Kobarid to Drenica (5 km) there are no mass transit means available.
	www.hostelz.com /display.php/9268+Sobe+pri+Lovrizu (632 words)

	Europe Guide - Slovenia Travel - Map of Slovenia, hotels and tourism guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Zgornjesavska valley with many sports events and plenty of entertainment is the place for an active holiday for all who enjoy sport, parties and fun the snow...
		The eastern border of the valley runs across the high peaks of the Julian Alps which divide it from neighboring Bohinj.
		Kobarid is famous from the First World war as the place where the Soca front was pierced in one of the most vicious mountain battles in recorded history.
	www.europeetravel.com /slovenia (919 words)

	Kobarid Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Presents the history of Kobarid (Slovenia), particularly the events on the Soca between May and November 1917.
		Kobarid Museum - Presents the history of Kobarid (Slovenia), particularly the events on the Soca between May and November 1917.
		You can access every time you want Presents the history of Kobarid (Slovenia), particularly the events on the Soca between May and November 1917.
	www.wolist.com /wo/reference/museums/military-26369/410401.html (134 words)

	(Day 33: Kobarid to Skofja Loka, Slovenia)
		I rode only about 50 miles today, but it was one the harder days of this tour, both physically and mentally.
		I rode from Kobarid, using the small roads through the towns on the valley wall, to Tolmin.
		It was fun and there were lots of bicyclists using those small roads.
	www.cs.unca.edu /~boyd/touring/tour03/day33/day33.html (698 words)

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