The longest known section of the Alpine barriers so far is the Ajdovski zid wall above Vrhnika, which measures over 6,700 m and has at least 35 defence towers.
The shortest known section of the Alpine barriers so far is a wall on the hill with the toponym Tabršče, measuring only 15 m.
Various names have been preserved in the folk tradition for the Alpine barriers: “rimski zid” (the Roman wall), “šance”, “festunge”, “cvinger”, “ajdovski zid” (the Ajdovski wall), “turški zid” (the Turkish wall) and others.