Borovniščica
River in Slovenia
Borovniščica | |
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Borovniščica Creek in Hell Gorge | |
Location | |
Country | Slovenia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | West of Gorenje Otave |
Mouth | |
• location | Ljubljanica River in Dol pri Borovnici |
• coordinates | 45°57′54.95″N 14°22′3.59″E / 45.9652639°N 14.3676639°E / 45.9652639; 14.3676639 |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ljubljanica→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Borovniščica (pronounced [bɔɾɔu̯ˈniːʃtʃitsa]) is a stream that originates in the hills west of Gorenje Otave[1] and flows to the north through Hell Gorge (Slovene: Soteska Pekel), creating a series of waterfalls,[1][2] and then through the village of Borovnica.[3] It then flows across the Ljubljana Marsh, where it joins the Ljubljanica River as a right tributary. The upper course of the creek separates the Rakitna Plateau (Slovene: Rakitniška planota, to the east) from the Logatec Plateau (Slovene: Logaška planota, to the west).[4]
Name
Borovniščica Creek is named after the village of Borovnica.
See also
References
- ^ a b Melik, Anton. 1959. Posavska Slovenija. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica, p. 514.
- ^ Melik, Anton. 1963. Slovenija. Geografski opis I. Splošni del.. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica, p. 51.
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 449.
- ^ Orožen, Fran. 1901. Vojvodina Kranjska: Prirodoznanski, politični in kulturni opis. Ljubljana: Matica Slovenska, p. 71.
External links
- Borovniščica Creek on Geopedia (in Slovene)
- Hell Gorge near Borovnica at zaplana.net (in Slovene)
- Falls in Hell Gorge at burger.si (in Slovene)
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