Napoleon Bridge, Stone bridge in Kobarid Municipality, Slovenia.
Napoleon Bridge is a stone stepped arch bridge over the Nadiža, near the villages of Podbela and Logje in western Slovenia. It crosses the river on rocks above the streambed rather than at the easiest crossing point, and beneath it lies a pool over 100 m long and up to 5 m deep.
According to oral tradition, the bridge was built in 1812, during Napoleon's campaigns, to let his troops cross from the Venetian region toward Carinthia. It stands over the Nadiža, not the Soča, on an ancient route from Pradol and Robidišče through the Nadiža valley. Oral tradition credits a master mason from Čenebola in western Venetian Slovenia. In 1990 it was declared a cultural monument of local significance.
The name recalls Napoleon's campaigns: tradition holds the bridge was built in 1812 for his troops crossing from Venetian territory toward Carinthia. Oral tradition credits a master mason from Čenebola in western Slovene Veneto with its construction. Since 1990 it has been a cultural monument of local importance.
The bridge stands a few metres from the road linking Podbela with Robidišče, about a kilometre from Podbela, and can be reached by car, bicycle or on foot. Parking spaces are laid out just below the bridge. The pool beneath it, over 100 m long and up to 5 m deep, is used for swimming in summer.
The bridge stands over a pool more than 100 metres long and up to 5 metres deep, where the Nadiža is warm enough for swimming in summer. Oral tradition credits its construction to a master mason from Čenebola in western Venetian Slovenia.
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