Medvode

Medvode (pronounced [mɛˈdʋoːdɛ] (listen); German: Zwischenwässern[2]) is a town in Slovenia.[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Medvode. The Sava and Sora rivers join in Medvode, from which the town's name (which means 'between the waters') is derived.[4]

Medvode
Medvode
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMedvode
Area
 • Total4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Elevation
313.6 m (1,028.9 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total5,380

History

After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Medvode.[5]

Industry

Two large factories, Color[6] and Donit,[7] are based in Medvode. The Sava River at Medvode is also the location of the Medvode Hydroelectric Power Plant.[8] The hydroelectric plant was built in part using forced labor by Catholic priests held as political prisoners after the Second World War.[9]

References
  1. "Naselje Medvode". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
  3. Medvode municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 258.
  5. Mrvič, Irena. 1999. "Taborišče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 13 (Š–T), pp. 177–179. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 179.
  6. Color Medvode site Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Donit Tesnit site
  8. Sava Electrical Plants site
  9. Tamara Griesser Pečar (2008). "The Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia under Three Totalitarian Regimes". In Jambrek, Peter (ed.). Crimes Committed by Totalitarian Regimes (PDF). Brussels: Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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