26. okt. 2007

Bača valley


Bača valley is approximately 30 kilometers long narrow valley, more like a ravine. Bača river has many tributaries that can cause many problems, as seen about a month ago when there was a flood in this area. On it's northern side there is a mountain range called Bohinjske gore and on the south there is a mountain range called Cerkljansko hribovje. On the slopes of that ranges, above the bottom of the valley there are many interesting and picturesque villages with interesting history.
There are only six villages at the bottom of the valley. Podbrdo is the biggest village with a bit under 800 inhabitants. The valley used to be very important since there was a national border between the kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Italy called Rapalska meja ( Rapal border).


At the begining of 20th century an important railway was built, that has connected Bača valley with Bohinjska bistrica and Ljubljana. On that railway is the longest railway tunnel in Slovenia, from Podbrdo to Bohinjska bistrica.


Climate varies from north to the south and from the bottom to the higher levels of the valley. Winters are cold and can bring plenty of snow, summers are usually warm, due to the influence of warm air coming from the Mediteranean sea.

In 1948, first Slovenian movie was made in the Bača valley.


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