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Bohinj and Julian Alps from the ski slopes of Kobla, above Bohinjska Bistrica. Bohinj (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈbɔ̀ːxin]; German: Wochein), or the Bohinj Valley [1] (Slovene: Bohinjska dolina) or Bohinj Basin [2] (Slovene: Bohinjska kotlina), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia.
Lake Bohinj. Lake Bohinj is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) at its maximum width. [3] It is a glacial lake dammed by a moraine.The largest of the streams that flow into the lake, the Savica ('little Sava'), [4] is fed from Črno jezero (Black Lake), the lowest-lying lake in the Triglav Lakes Valley.
Bohinj; P. Pannonian Basin; Pivka Basin; R. Radenci Basin; S. Šalek Valley; Skaručna Basin This page was last edited on 29 March 2019, at 04:35 ...
Ukanc was attested in written sources in 1498 under various names: Vkanes, Vkentzi, Vkantzich, Nakonczi, Vkonczich, and Vkansczich.The name is a fused dialect form of the prepositional phrase v konec 'to/at the end', referring to its location at the end of the Bohinj Basin.
Bohinjska Bistrica is an important tourist destination on the edge of Triglav National Park, and it is a good starting point for exploring the Bohinj Valley and for trips to Črna Prst, Vogel, Komna, Ratitovec, and Lake Bohinj. In spring the meadows have many wildflowers, and a Spring Flower Festival with guided walks is held.
South of Lake Bled are the densely forested Pokljuka and Jelovica plateaus and the easternmost parts of the Julian Alps, where the Sava Bohinjka river and the parallel Bohinj Railway lead to the Bohinj basin, Lake Bohinj, and the Triglav massif.
Until it reaches Lake Bohinj, the river is known as the Savica ('little Sava'), and features the 60 m (200 ft)-high Savica Falls (Slovene: slap Savica) at its source. [2] It then flows through the Ukanc Gorge, where the 3 MW Savica power plant is located, before flowing into Lake Bohinj , where it creates a small delta .
One of the most important places, associated with a development of Cika cattle breed, is the Slovenian basin named Bohinj. The latter is well-known for being a center of alpine shepherding of Slovenia. [2] There are two distinct geographical types; Tolmin and Bohinj Cika cattle. [5]