Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant
Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam in Nova Gorica, Coast and Karst which is located on Soška cesta. Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated nearby to the cave Kaverna iz I. sv. vojne, as well as near Solkan Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solkan Bridge and Sabotin.
Solkan Bridge
Bridge
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The Solkan Bridge is a 219.7-meter arch bridge over the Soča River near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 meters, it is the world's longest stone arch railroad bridge. Solkan Bridge is situated 690 metres south of Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Sabotin
Peak
Photo: T137, Public domain.
Sabotin is 609-metre-high mountain ridge overlooking Gorizia, Nova Gorica, and Solkan on the border between Slovenia and Italy. At its foot stands the Solkan Bridge spanning the Soča River.
Sveta Gora
Peak
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Sveta Gora is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It encompasses Holy Mount, above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soča Valley and Solkan.
Soča Valley
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soča or Isonzo is a 138-kilometre long river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, at an elevation of 876 metres.
Solkan
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Solkan is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents.
Grgar
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Grgar is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under Holy Mount, above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.
Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant
- Type: Dam
- Address: Soška cesta 44, Solkan, 5250
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Nova Gorica, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.98436° or 45° 59′ 4″ northLongitude
13.6548° or 13° 39′ 17″ eastInception
1984Operator
Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica d.o.o.Open location code
8FQMXMM3+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 427961750OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q12790969
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In Other Languages
“Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “HE Solkan”
- Slovenian: “Hidroelektrarna Solkan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaverna iz I. sv. vojne and Prevala.
Nearby Places
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