Pohorje , also known as the
Pohorje Massif or the
Pohorje Mountains (,
Bacherngebirge or often simply
Bachern), is a mostly wooded, medium-high mountain range south of the
Drava River in northeastern
Slovenia. According to the traditional
AVE classification it belongs to the
Southern Limestone Alps. Geologically, it forms part of the
Central Alps and features silicate
metamorphic and
igneous rock. Pohorje is sparsely populated with dispersed villages. There are also some ski resorts.