Rateče – Planica

For Ratece is characteristic of his position with the border points with Italy and Austria , as under the village passes the main highway that leads across the Italian border , and a series of drainage valley. On the southern side Ratece view opens to the Planica valley , opkoljenoj high peaks of the Julian Alps. At the end of the valley lies Tamar , where under Ponci the daylight springs first source of the Sava waterfall Nadiža . The village has a distinctly alpine. Winters are long and cold , but a convenient location at the foot of forests and pastures Karavankas visitor provides many sunny days , when you can enjoy them walking in the mountain forests and grasslands . In Rateče found Ratečke manuscripts from the second half of the fourteenth century. The original manuscripts are kept in Celovec , and copies can be looked at in the church . Tomaz in Rateče . Ratečki or Celovška manuscript is one of the four oldest records in the Slovenian language , and therefore is an important historical monument of Slovenian people . Planica is famous for one of the biggest ski jump in the world. In Planica is a man for the first time in history on skis flew over more than 100 m , and later more than 200 m Plánička organizers each year preparing for the new ski jump surprising results ...

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