Bovec

Bovec (Italian: Plezzo, German: Flitsch) is a small Slovenian town in the Julian Alps that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Bovec (Slovene: Občina Bovec).

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Map showing, in red, Bovec
Map showing, in red, Bovec
Coordinates: 46°20′12.45″N 13°33′3.55″E / 46.3367917°N 13.5509861°E / 46.3367917; 13.5509861Coordinates: 46°20′12.45″N 13°33′3.55″E / 46.3367917°N 13.5509861°E / 46.3367917; 13.5509861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionalLittoral
Statistical regionGoriška
Government
 • MayorSiniša Germovšek
Area
 • Total367.3 km2 (141.8 sq mi)
Elevation451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total3,082
 • Density8.3910/km2 (21.732/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5230
ISO 3166-2SI-006
WebsiteOfficial website

The municipality of Bovec was established on 10 March 1994. Before that date, Bovec was part of the municipality of Tolmin.[4]

Geography

The municipality of Bovec is part of the Goriška statistical region. It is in the northwest part of the country, on the border with Italy and is at about 30 km (19 mi) away from Austria. Part of the municipality is in the Triglav National Park.

The town of Bovec is at an altitude of 434 m (1,424 ft),[2] on the edge of the Bovec valley, a broad and flat valley where the small Koritnica river joins the Soča river.

The municipality has an area 367.3 km2 (141.8 sq mi),[1] and a population, in 2017, of 3,082: 1,512 men and 1,570 women.[3] Its population density is of 8.4 inhabitants/km2.

The municipality of Bovec is surrounded by the following municipalities: Tarvisio (Italy) to the north, Kranjska Gora to the northeast, Bohinj to the southeast, Kobarid to the south, Chiusaforte (Italy) to the west.[5]

Climate

Mild winters and warm summers are typical of the Bovec Valley. The mean annual temperature in the Bovec municipality is 11 °C (52 °F); the mean summer temperature (July, August) is 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) and the mean winter temperature (December, January) is −0.5 °C (31.1 °F). The average annual precipitation in the Bovec Valley is around 3,000 mm (118.1 in). The Kanin mountains have the highest precipitation in Slovenia, mostly in the form of snow between November and March.[6]

Settlements

 
Downtown Bovec

There are 13 settlements (Slovene: Naselja) in the municipality; the main is Bovec, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.[3]

Code Settlement Population
(2017)
006001 Bavšica 9
006002 Bovec 1576
006003 Čezsoča 312
006004 Kal - Koritnica 139
006005 Lepena 36
006006 Log Čezsoški 66
006007 Log pod Mangartom 126
006008 Plužna 47
006009 Soča 133
006010 Srpenica 177
006011 Strmec na Predelu 16
006012 Trenta 119
006013 Žaga 326

Bovec Media

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Communes of Slovenia". Statoids. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in slovenščina and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Population by sex, municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, 1 January 2017" (xls). Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). "Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah" [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (pdf) (in slovenščina). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. "Municipality of Bovec - map" (in slovenščina). Geopedia.si. 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "Climate in the Bovec area". Bovec - The Valleys of Inspiration (Official website of the municipality). Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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