Medvode
Medvode
Občina Medvode | |
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Town and Municipality | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Medvode in Slovenia | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stanislav Žagar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,161 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Medvode (pronounced [mɛˈdʋoːdɛ]; German: Zwischenwässern[2]) is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.[3] The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name (which means 'between the waters') is derived.[4] Two large factories, Color[5] and Donit,[6] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.[7] After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Medvode.[8]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
- ^ Medvode municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 258.
- ^ Color Medvode site
- ^ Donit Tesnit site
- ^ Sava Electrical Plants site
- ^ Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
External links
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Medvode
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