Klavže

Klavže
Klavže

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′36.69″N 13°48′37.61″E / 46.1601917°N 13.8104472°E / 46.1601917; 13.8104472Coordinates: 46°9′36.69″N 13°48′37.61″E / 46.1601917°N 13.8104472°E / 46.1601917; 13.8104472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Tolmin
Area
 • Total 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation 197.9 m (649.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 76
[1]

Klavže (pronounced [ˈklaːu̯ʒɛ]) is a settlement in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Klavže was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Klausa. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun klavže 'logging sluice' (< German Klause < Middle High German klûse < Medieval Latin clūsa 'barrier'), referring to logging activity in the area.[3]

Infrastructure

Podmelec Hydroelectric Plant

The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement. The Podmelec Hydroelectric Plant was built at Klavže in 1931 by Luigi Corvi.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Tolmin municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 188.
  4. ↑ "Jesenske vode so poškodovale malo hidroelektrarno Podmelec" (PDF). Energija (77): 10. 2015.
  5. ↑ "Elektrifikacija na Primorskem med obema vojnama". Zgodba o luči: Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica: 60 let. Nova Gorica: Soške elektrarne. 2007. p. 20.


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