Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity in Slovenia. The ROR is located on the Sava River in Medvode. The hydroelectric plant was built in part using forced labor by Catholic priests held as political prisoners after the Second World War.Photo: Upwinxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sora and Medvode train station.
Sora
River
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sora is a right affluent of the Sava River in western Slovenia. 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.
Medvode train station
Railway station
Photo: Mravlja Matjaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Medvode train station is a railway station, which is situated 1 km south of Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.
St. John the Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. John the Baptist Church is situated 1¼ km south of Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verje and Medvode.
Verje
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verje is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River at Medvode in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Medvode
Town
Photo: Franc Kunc, Public domain.
Medvode is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Medvode. The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name is derived.
Svetje
Suburb
Svetje is a former settlement in the Municipality of Medvode in eastern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Medvode. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant
- Type: Dam
- Description: Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity in Slovenia
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Municipality of Medvode, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.14565° or 46° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
14.41443° or 14° 24′ 52″ eastInception
January 1st, 1953Height
2 metres (6.6 feet)Operator
Savske elektrarne LjubljanaOpen location code
8FRP4CW7+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 342883938OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q64062510
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In Other Languages
From Macedonian to Slovenian—“Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Macedonian: “Хидроелектрична централа Медводе”
- Slovenian: “Hidroelektrarna Medvode”
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