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Blanca
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.42 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172.2 m (565 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 279 |
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Blanca is a settlement on the left bank of the river Sava in the Sevnica municipality in central Slovenia.The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.[2]
A new run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant on the Sava was built in the settlement between 2005 and 2008. It has an average yearly capacity of 144 GWh corresponding to approximately 1% of current electricity production in Slovenia.[3] The Ljubljana to Zagreb railway line runs along the left bank of the Sava and there is a small railway station in the settlement.