Idrijca
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The Idrijca is a river flowing in the midst of Idrija hills and Cerkno hills. It is of 60 km in length. It rises near Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it joins Soča in Most na Soči.
The river basin extends over 598 km2. The larger tributes are Belca, Zala, Cerknica, and Bača from the right and Nikomlja, Kanošica, and Trebušica from the left. One of the right tributes is also Jezernica, which sources from the Wild Lake (Slovene: Divje jezero). Being only 55 m long Jezernica is the shortest river in Slovenia.
The river is abudant with fish, among which it is worth to mention the Salmo marmoratus, the Rainbow Trout, and the Grayling. In the past, timber was driven downstream Idrijca to Idrija to be used as pillars in the Idrija mercury mine. Special water barrages, called klavže, were employed for this purpose from the 17th until the 19th century.
The area of the upper part of Idrijca was proclaimed the Zgornja Idrijca Regional Park. It encompasses numerous karst features and diverse plant species. During the World War II the partisan hospital Pavla stood there.
[edit] References
- A map of Idrijca. Geopedia.si online project. Acquired March 30, 2008.
- Zgornja Idrijca Natural Park. Idrija Tourism. Acquired March 30, 2008.
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