Medvode
Medvode (pronounced [mɛˈdʋoːdɛ] (
Medvode | |
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![]() ![]() Medvode Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E | |
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Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Medvode |
Area | |
• Total | 4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 313.6 m (1,028.9 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 5,380 |
History
After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Medvode.[5]
Industry
Two large factories, Color[6] and Donit,[7] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.[8] The hydroelectric plant was built in part using forced labor by Catholic priests held as political prisoners after the Second World War.[9]
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References
- "Naselje Medvode". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
- Medvode municipal site
- Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 258.
- Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
- Color Medvode site Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Donit Tesnit site
- Sava Electrical Plants site
- Tamara Griesser Pečar (2008). "The Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia under Three Totalitarian Regimes". In Jambrek, Peter (ed.). Crimes Committed by Totalitarian Regimes (PDF). Brussels: Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
External links
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