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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Place details
- Locality
- Bovec
- Region
- Municipality of Bovec
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 1,631
- Timezone
- Europe/Ljubljana
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Demonym
- Bovčan
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Municipality of Bovec
- Population
- +1586
- Area
- +367.3
- Elevation
- +434
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Municipality of Bovec
- Shares border with
- Resia
- Official website
- obcina.bovec.si
Article
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.