Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant 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.
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Photo: Upwinxp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sora and Medvode train station.

River
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a right affluent of the River in western . The gathers its waters mainly from the Škofja Loka Hills. Its source branches are the Poljane , named after the Poljane Valley, and the Selca , named after the Selca Valley.

Railway station
Photo: Mravlja Matjaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1 km south of Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Church
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1¼ km south of Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Verje and Medvode.

Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement on the left bank of the at in the Upper Carniola region of .

Town
Photo: Franc Kunc, Public domain.
is a town in . It is the seat of the . The and Sora rivers join in , from which the town's name is derived.

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

Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant

Latitude
46.14565° or 46° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
14.41443° or 14° 24′ 52″ east
Inception
January 1st, 1953
Height
2 metres (6.6 feet)
Operator
Savske elektrarne Ljubljana
Open location code
8FRP4CW7+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 342883938
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kegljišče Hidro Medvode and Spomenik padlim talcem v Gramozni jami.

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