Mount Saint Donatus


Mount Saint Donatus also known as Mount Rogatec, elevation, is a mountain in eastern Slovenia. It is among the easternmost peaks in the Karawanks, which extend to Mount Ivanšćica in Croatia.
Mount Saint Donatus rises steeply from its foothills to a short, sharp ridge of varying elevation. The ridge offers a very good view and is therefore a popular hiking destination, especially for residents of nearby Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec. The older names for the mountain—Mount Rogatec or Rogač—are probably related to the hornlike shape of the mountain; viewed from Rogaška Slatina from the west, it is a sharp, rocky peak. In the geographical sense, the Slovene common noun rog 'horn' also means 'tall rocky prominence'. The modern name of the mountain is derived from a church dedicated to Saint Donatus built between 1720 and 1730 on the south slope of the mountain at an elevation of.