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<p>The Soča Front represented a multiethnic, multicultural, and multifaith conflict landscape, where soldiers of different nationalities and religions fought in 1915–17. The Austro-Hungarian army was required to provide religious care for its soldiers, who were predominantly of Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. A unique manifestation of this was a military mosque, built for the Muslim soldiers of the fourth Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment that fought on Mt Rombon and in the Bovec area of the Upper Soča Valley. Archaeological research has revealed well-preserved remains of the mosque and provided important information about the construction process of the wooden mosque. As an additional reminder of the presence of Muslim soldiers of the Fourth Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment, the mosque site itself may also serve a commemorative role in the future, following the listing into the Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and awaiting plans for possible future presentation of the remains in the field.</p>

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Crescent Moon in the Alps - Archaeology of an Austro-Hungarian Military Mosque on the Soča Front, Slovenia

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    2026年7月22日

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  • Uroš Košir

摘要

The Soča Front represented a multiethnic, multicultural, and multifaith conflict landscape, where soldiers of different nationalities and religions fought in 1915–17. The Austro-Hungarian army was required to provide religious care for its soldiers, who were predominantly of Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. A unique manifestation of this was a military mosque, built for the Muslim soldiers of the fourth Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment that fought on Mt Rombon and in the Bovec area of the Upper Soča Valley. Archaeological research has revealed well-preserved remains of the mosque and provided important information about the construction process of the wooden mosque. As an additional reminder of the presence of Muslim soldiers of the Fourth Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry Regiment, the mosque site itself may also serve a commemorative role in the future, following the listing into the Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and awaiting plans for possible future presentation of the remains in the field.