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Medvode
Občina Medvode— Town and Municipality — 
Location of the Municipality of Medvode in Slovenia
Location of the Town of Medvode in Slovenia
MedvodeCoordinates: 46°08′N 14°26′E / 46.133°N 14.433°ECoordinates: 46°08′N 14°26′E / 46.133°N 14.433°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment - Mayor Stanislav Žagar Area - Total 77.6 km2 (30 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] - Total 14,161 - Density 182.5/km2 (472.6/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Medvode is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.[2] The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name (which means 'between the waters') is derived.[3] Two large factories, Color[4] and Donit,[5] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant[6].
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Medvode municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 258.
- ^ Color Medvode site
- ^ Donit Tesnit site
- ^ Sava Electrical Plants site
External links
Medvode Settlements Administrative centre: Medvode
Belo, Brezovica pri Medvodah, Dol, Dragočajna, Golo Brdo, Goričane, Hraše, Ladja, Moše, Osolnik, Preska, Rakovnik, Seničica, Setnica, Smlednik, Sora, Spodnja Senica, Spodnje Pirniče, Studenčice, Tehovec, Topol pri Medvodah, Trnovec, Valburga, Vaše, Verje, Vikrče, Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro, Zbilje, Zgornja Senica, Zgornje Pirniče, ŽlebeLandmarks Šmarna gora, Zbilje Lake, Kalvarija Smlednik, Smlednik Castle ruins, Goričane MansionCategories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode
- Municipalities of Slovenia
- Osrednjeslovenska statistical region geography stubs
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