Bovec

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Bovec
Coat of arms of Bovec
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Bovec in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Bovec in Slovenia
Bovec (Slovenia)
Bovec
Bovec
Location of the city of Bovec in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′N 13°33′E / 46.333, 13.55
Country Flag of Slovenia Slovenia
Municipality Bovec
Government
 - Mayor Danijel Krivec
Area
 - Total 367.3 km² (141.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 3,138
 - males 1,517
 - female 1,621
Average age 40.67 years
Residential areas 42.44 m² (456.8 sq ft)/person
Households 1233
Families 868
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Bovec is a small alpine town in northwestern Slovenia. Bovec (ISO 3166-2 geocode SI-006) lies in the Bovec basin in the Soča valley below the Kanin mountains in the Julian Alps. It is one of the 193 municipalities (občine) of Slovenia. It is situated 136 km from Ljubljana at an altitude of 434 m. It is close to the Italian border and to the Triglav National Park. It was first mentioned in 1192.

Bovec features the spring of Soča river, the 106 m high Boka waterfall, the ski resort Kanin, numerous hotels, and an airfield (LJBO). In 2007, a part of the Narnia movie was filmed close to it.

The population is 1300.

[edit] Towns and villages

Bavšica, Bovec, Čezsoča, Kal - Koritnica, Lepena, Log Čezsoški, Log pod Mangartom, Plužna, Soča, Srpenica, Strmec na Predelu, Trenta, Žaga

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Coordinates: 46°20′N, 13°33′E

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