• Russian chapel in 1916 (built by Russian prisoners of war); the front row are Austro-Hungarian guards. Russian Chapel at the Vršič Pass in 2014.
  • While the Russian Chapel is undoubtedly the main attraction on the Vršič Pass, the surrounding area offers a plethora of activities for nature enthusiasts.
  • This beautiful wooden Russian Orthodox chapel, at around 1100m approaching from Kranjska Gora, marks the spot where more than 300 Russian POWs...
  • 2016 commemoration at the Russian Chapel (Vršič Pass)‎ (12 F). ... Built in Slovenia in 1916. Wooden chapels in Slovenia. Relations of Russia and Slovenia.
  • The Russian Chapel on the Vršič Pass is a Russian Orthodox chapel located on the Russian Road on the northern side of the Vršič Pass.
  • – Igor Dmitrievich, last year I participated for the first time in the memorial program, dedicated to the Russian chapel at Vršič Pass.
  • On July 27, 2024, according to a good long-standing tradition, the annual ceremony was held at the Russian chapel under the Vršič pass, organized by the...
  • In the map below you can find the main landmarks to see at Vršič Pass and nearby: Vršič Pass on Julian Alps Slovenia Russian Chapel.
  • Source: Yekaterina Shtukina / TASS Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev laying a wreath by the Russian Orthodox chapel at the Vršič Pass.
  • ...to St. Vladimir, the wooden chapel was built in 1917 by Russian pow’s in memory of their fallen comrades who died during the construction of the Vršič Pass.
  • ...of the Russian Orthodox Chapel, 9 kilometres of cobblestone road leading to the Vršič Pass was renamed Ruska cesta, which means “Russian Road”.
  • At 1611 m, the Vršič mountain pass is the highest road pass in the Eastern Julian Alps. The high mountain road through Vršič has 50 serpentines.