Medvode

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Medvode
Občina Medvode
—  Town and Municipality  —
Location of the Municipality of Medvode in Slovenia
Medvode is located in Slovenia
Medvode
Location of the Town of Medvode in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°08′N 14°26′E / 46.133°N 14.433°E / 46.133; 14.433Coordinates: 46°08′N 14°26′E / 46.133°N 14.433°E / 46.133; 14.433
Country  Slovenia
Government
 • Mayor Stanislav Žagar
Area
 • Total 77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
 • Total 14,161
 • Density Bad rounding here180/km2 (Bad rounding here470/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

Medvode is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.[2] The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name (which means 'between the waters') is derived.[3] Two large factories, Color[4] and Donit,[5] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.[6] After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Medvode.[7]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ^ Medvode municipal site
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 258.
  4. ^ Color Medvode site
  5. ^ Donit Tesnit site
  6. ^ Sava Electrical Plants site
  7. ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.

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