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).

Bovec
Municipality
View of the town of Bovec and the Kanin mountains
View of the town of Bovec and the Kanin mountains
Map showing, in red, Bovec
Map showing, in red, Bovec
Coordinates: 46°20′12.45″N 13°33′3.55″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionalLittoral
Statistical regionGoriška
Government
 • MayorSiniša Germovšek
Area
[1]
 • Total367.3 km2 (141.8 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total3,082
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/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]

CodeSettlementPopulation
(2017)
006001Bavšica9
006002Bovec1576
006003Čezsoča312
006004Kal - Koritnica139
006005Lepena36
006006Log Čezsoški66
006007Log pod Mangartom126
006008Plužna47
006009Soča133
006010Srpenica177
006011Strmec na Predelu16
006012Trenta119
006013Žaga326

References
  1. "Communes of Slovenia". Statoids. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  3. "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 Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2014. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  5. "Municipality of Bovec - map" (in Slovenian). 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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