Predil Pass

Predil Pass
Pass road with Mount Mangart
Elevation	1,156 m (3,793 ft)
Location	Italy–Slovenia border
Coordinates	46°25′7″N 13°34′47″E / 46.41861°N 13.57972°E / 46.41861; 13.57972Coordinates: 46°25′7″N 13°34′47″E / 46.41861°N 13.57972°E / 46.41861; 13.57972
Predil Pass Location within the Alps

The Predil Pass or Predel Pass (Italian: Passo di Predil; Slovene: Predel, pronounced [pɾɛˈdeːl]) (el. 1156 m) is a high mountain pass on the border between Italy and Slovenia.

The pass is located in the Julian Alps, between the peaks of Mount Mangart to the north and Mount Kanin to the south. It connects Cave del Predil, part of the Italian municipality of Tarvisio in the northwest, with the municipality of Bovec in the Upper Soča (Isonzo) Valley in Slovenia.

On the Italian side, the state highway No. 54 del Friuli leads from Tarvisio and the Canal Valley along the Slizza Creek to Lake Predil, where the route to the Sella Nevea Pass in the south branches off, and uphill to the Predil crest. On the Slovenian side, the road No. 203 runs downhill to Log pod Mangartom and further to Bovec. The village of Strmec na Predelu lies just beneath the border crossing.

The road was built from 1319 onwards by the citizens of Cividale in the Patriarchate of Aquileia with the consent of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg, then the possessors of the Carinthian lands in the north. However, the importance of the trade route diminished after the Aquileia territory in the south was incorporated into the Domini di Terraferma by the Republic of Venice in 1420.