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Medvode

Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E / 46.1382417°N 14.4147139°E / 46.1382417; 14.4147139
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Medvode
Medvode is located in Slovenia
Medvode
Medvode
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E / 46.1382417°N 14.4147139°E / 46.1382417; 14.4147139
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMedvode
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
313.6 m (1,028.9 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
5,380

Medvode (pronounced [mɛˈdʋoːdɛ] ⓘ; Template:Lang-de[2]) is a town in Slovenia.[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Medvode. The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name (which means 'between the waters') is derived.[4]

History

After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Medvode.[5]

Industry

Two large factories, Color[6] and Donit,[7] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.[8] The hydroelectric plant was built in part using forced labor by Catholic priests held as political prisoners after the Second World War.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Medvode". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
  3. ^ Medvode municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 258.
  5. ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
  6. ^ Color Medvode site Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Donit Tesnit site
  8. ^ Sava Electrical Plants site
  9. ^ Tamara Griesser Pečar (2008). "The Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia under Three Totalitarian Regimes". In Jambrek, Peter (ed.). Crimes Committed by Totalitarian Regimes (PDF). Brussels: Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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