Bovec

Bovec (, ) is a small Slovenian town in the Julian Alps that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Bovec ().

The municipality of Bovec was established on 10 March 1994. Before that date, Bovec was part of the municipality of Tolmin.

Geography
The municipality of Bovec is part of the Goriška statistical region. It is in the northwest part of the country, on the border with Italy and is at about  away from Austria. Part of the municipality is in the Triglav National Park.

The town of Bovec is at an altitude of , on the edge of the Bovec valley, a broad and flat valley where the small Koritnica river joins the Soča river.

The municipality has an area , and a population, in 2017, of 3,082: 1,512 men and 1,570 women. Its population density is of  inhabitants/km2.

The municipality of Bovec is surrounded by the following municipalities: Tarvisio (Italy) to the north, Kranjska Gora to the northeast, Bohinj to the southeast, Kobarid to the south, Chiusaforte (Italy) to the west.

Climate
Mild winters and warm summers are typical of the Bovec Valley. The mean annual temperature in the Bovec municipality is ; the mean summer temperature (July, August) is  and the mean winter temperature (December, January) is . The average annual precipitation in the Bovec Valley is around . The Kanin mountains have the highest precipitation in Slovenia, mostly in the form of snow between November and March.

Settlements
There are 13 settlements () in the municipality; the main is Bovec, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.

 Code   Settlement  Population(2017) 006001  Bavšica  9 006002  Bovec  1576 006003  Čezsoča  312 006004  Kal - Koritnica  139 006005  Lepena  36 006006  Log Čezsoški  66 006007  Log pod Mangartom  126 006008  Plužna  47 006009  Soča  133 006010  Srpenica  177 006011  Strmec na Predelu  16 006012  Trenta  119 006013  Žaga  326

Related pages
 Goriška Statistical Region

References

Other websites

 Official website of the municipality 
  Municipality of Bovec on Geopedia.si 

Category:Towns in Slovenia
Category:1994 establishments in Slovenia