Medvode

Medvode
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
Flag of Medvode
Coat of arms of Medvode
Medvode is located in Slovenia
Medvode
Medvode
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′17.67″N 14°24′52.97″E / 46.1382417°N 14.4147139°E / 46.1382417; 14.4147139
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

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]

  1. ^ a b "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.