page_title: Bohinj
section_title: Myths
hierarchical_section_title: Bohinj / Myths
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Bohinj, in Slovenia.
context_page_description: Bohinj, or the Bohinj Valley or Bohinj Basin, is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. It is traversed by the Sava Bohinjka river. Its main feature is the periglacial Lake Bohinj. Bohinj is part of the Municipality of Bohinj, the seat of which is Bohinjska Bistrica.
context_section_description: There are many legends and myths relating to Bohinj. Most are short and humorous.
  It is said that the Turks (the mighty conquerors) turned around when they had tried to invade Bohinj, because they thought it was the end of the world.
  A magic creature, Zlatorog (the Goldhorn), lives in the mountains.
  Devil's Bridge (Slovene: Hudičev most) was according to the legend created by the Devil. He made a deal with the people that were unable to build the bridge by themselves because it always collapsed. The deal was that, if he built the bridge for them, the first soul to cross it would be his. The people agreed, but couldn't decide whom to send when it was finished. But one farmer sent a dog across. The Devil went mad when he realised that they had tricked him.
caption: Lake Bohinj.
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