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Bovec
Sign in to saveBovec (; , , , ) is a town in the Littoral region in northwestern Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Bovec.
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Bovec is a city in Slovenia that serves as the capital of the Municipality of Bovec. It is situated at an elevation of 434 meters above sea level and covers an area of 367.3 square kilometers. The city shares borders with Tarvisio, Chiusaforte, and Resia. Its postal code is 5230, and it uses the license plate code GO. The local dialing code is 386 05, and the time zone is UTC+01:00 or UTC+02:00.
The population of Bovec is 1,586, consisting of 816 males and 770 females. The residents are referred to by the demonyms plezzani or Bovčan. Bovec is twinned with the administrative body of Tarcento.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bovec
- Region
- Municipality of Bovec
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 1,631
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bovec
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Bovec from above, Administration building, Kluže Fort, St. Mary's Church, Martinov Hram Inn, Town center
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Bovec.gif
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Slovene Littoral
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gorizia
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Bovec
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 25.22
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 1507
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
See
The site where the 2008 Disney film, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was shot on location here.
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thumb|right|Soča river
There are many companies in Bovec with offers for kayaking, rafting, canyoning or hydrospeed. A kayak trip including all material will cost about €40 per person for a 1-2 hour trip. There are plenty of mountain biking (bike rentals for approx. €20/day) and hiking trails along the mountain that borders the city. Topographical trail maps can be purchased at the tourist information center for €7.
There is a cable car that runs up the Kanin mountain but check the schedule as it doesn't run in the off season.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Name
- History
- Habsburg rule
- World War I
- World War II
- Mass grave
- Postwar
- Economy
- Tourism
- Notable natives
- See also
- References
- External links
Bovec (; , , , ) is a town in the Littoral region in northwestern Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Bovec.
==Geography== thumb|left|View of Bovec and Mt. Kanin Bovec is located from the capital Ljubljana, at an elevation of . The settlement lies in the Bovec Basin of the upper Soča (Isonzo) River, below the eastern slopes of Mount Kanin in the Julian Alps, forming the border with Italy. The adjacent Trenta Valley in the northwest leads into Triglav National Park.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bovec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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