Big Božna

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Big Božna Creek

Confluence of Big Božna Creek (left) with Little Božna Creek (right)
Origin Polhov Gradec Hills
Mouth Polhov Gradec46°3′36.91″N 14°18′52.58″E / 46.0602528°N 14.3146056°E / 46.0602528; 14.3146056Coordinates: 46°3′36.91″N 14°18′52.58″E / 46.0602528°N 14.3146056°E / 46.0602528; 14.3146056
Basin countries Slovenia
Length 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi)
Source elevation 500 m (1,600 ft)

Big Božna Creek (Slovene: Velika Božna) or simply the Božna,[1] also known as Božja Creek (Božja voda),[2] or Big Creek (Velika voda)[1] is a stream in Slovenia.[citation needed] It was recorded under the German names Salog bach or Sallog Bach (i.e., Zalog Creek) in the 18th century.[3]

Big Božna Creek is a tributary of the Gradaščica. Its source is in the Polhov Gradec Hills west of Ljubljana, not far from Kremenik.[4] It forms part of the watershed of the Ljubljanica River. The road from Polhov Gradec to Črni Vrh runs through the Big Božna Valley.[5] The Big Božna is joined by Little Božna Creek (Mala Božna, recorded in German as the Botschnia or Botschnia bach in the 18th century[6]) about 2 km north-northwest of Polhov Gradec, and then by Little Creek (Mala Voda) south of Polhov Gradec to form the Gradaščica River.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hribernik, Mirjam (2006). Možnosti razvoja občine Dobrova-Polhov Gradec s poudarkom na turizmu [Development Opportunities for the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec with an Emphasis on Tourism] (in Slovene). Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. p. 97. 
  2. Bezlaj, France. 1956. Slovenska vodna imena, vol. 1. Ljubjana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 78.
  3. Rajšp, Vincenc & Majda Ficko. 1998. Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763–1787, vol 4. Ljubljana: Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti, p. 296.
  4. Blaznik, Pavle. 1973. Škofja Loka in loško gospostvo, 973–1803. Škofja Loka: Muzejsko društvo, p. 12.
  5. Planina, Francè. 1963. Slovenija in njeni kraji. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, p. 48.
  6. Rajšp, Vincenc & Majda Ficko. 1998. Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763–1787, vol 4. Ljubljana: Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti, p. 224.

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