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Sora

The Sora is a right affluent of the River in western . The Sora gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane Sora, named after the Poljane Valley, and the Selca Sora, named after the Selca Valley.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Zeier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Medvode train station and St. John the Baptist Church.

Railway station
Photo: Mravlja Matjaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station.

Church
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dam
Photo: Upwinxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity in . The ROR is located on the River in . The hydroelectric plant was built in part using forced labor by Catholic priests held as political prisoners after the Second World War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vaše and Svetje.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement on the right bank of the Sora River just before its confluence with the at in the region of .

Suburb
is a former settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in eastern . It is now part of the town of . The area is part of the traditional region of . The municipality is now included in the .

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement northwest of in . It lies on the right bank of the Sora River, just before its confluence with the , in the Municipality of Medvode in the region.

Sora

Latitude
46.14097° or 46° 8′ 28″ north
Longitude
14.40431° or 14° 24′ 16″ east
Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)
Open location code
8FRP4CR3+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 291867819
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3190318
Wiki­data ID
Q3435779
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Spanish—“Sora” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Sora”
  • Cebuano: “Sora”
  • Chinese: “索拉河”
  • Croatian: “Sora”
  • Dutch: “Sora”
  • French: “Sora”
  • German: “Sora”
  • Irish: “Sora”
  • Italian: “Sora”
  • Macedonian: “Сора (река)”
  • Macedonian: “Сора”
  • Mingrelian: “სორა (წყარმალუ)”
  • Mingrelian: “სორა”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sora”
  • Polish: “Sora (rzeka)”
  • Polish: “Sora”
  • Serbian: “Sora”
  • Serbian: “Сора”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sora”
  • Slovenian: “Poljanska Sora”
  • Slovenian: “Selška Sora”
  • Slovenian: “Sora”
  • Spanish: “Río Sora”
  • Spanish: “Sora”

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Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sora”. Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 4.0.