Kanal, Kanal

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Kanal
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Kanal Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°5′16.65″N 13°38′4.96″E / 46.0879583°N 13.6347111°E / 46.0879583; 13.6347111
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Kanal ob Soči
Area [1]
• Total	2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	106.2 m (348.4 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	1,142

Kanal (pronounced [kaˈnaːl] or [kaˈnaːu̯]; Italian: Canale, German: Kanalburg), frequently referred to as Kanal ob Soči ("Kanal on the Soča"; pronounced [kaˈnaːl ɔp ˈsoːtʃi] or [kaˈnaːu̯ ɔp ˈsoːtʃi]; Italian: Canale d'Isonzo), is a settlement mostly on the left bank of the Soča River in the Slovene Littoral, the traditional region in southwestern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči. It is an important crossing point over the Soča. At its eastern border, on the left bank of the Soča, runs the Bohinj Railway, the railway track linking the Central Europe and the Mediterranean.