Medvode | |
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Town | |
     From top, left to right: Overview of Medvode and Preska, Library, Hydroelectric power plant, Mary's Chapel and St. John's Church, Hafner Chapel | |
.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Medvode Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E / 46.1382417°N 14.4147139°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Medvode |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.20 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313.6 m (1,028.9 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,380 |
Medvode (pronounced [mɛˈdʋoːdɛ] ; 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]
- ^ a b "Naselje Medvode". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.
- ^ Medvode municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 258.