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Klavže
KlavžeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′36.69″N 13°48′37.61″E / 46.1601917°N 13.8104472°E / 46.1601917; 13.8104472
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Tolmin
Area
• Total	1.28 km (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation	197.9 m (649.3 ft)
Population
• Total	76

Klavže (pronounced [ˈklaːu̯ʒɛ]) is a settlement in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

Klavže was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Klausa. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun klavže 'logging sluice' (< German Klause < Middle High German klûse < Medieval Latin clūsa 'barrier'), referring to logging activity in the area.

Infrastructure

The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement. The Podmelec Hydroelectric Plant was built at Klavže in 1931 by Luigi Corvi.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Tolmin municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 188.
4. "Jesenske vode so poškodovale malo hidroelektrarno Podmelec" (PDF). Energija (77): 10. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
5. "Elektrifikacija na Primorskem med obema vojnama". SENG. Soške elektrarne Nova Gorica d.o.o. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Klavže at Wikimedia Commons
• Klavže on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Tolmin
Settlements	Administrative seat: Tolmin Current Bača pri Modreju Bača pri Podbrdu Bukovski Vrh Čadrg Čiginj Daber Dolenja Trebuša Dolgi Laz Dolje Drobočnik Gabrje Gorenja Trebuša Gorenji Log Gorski Vrh Grahovo ob Bači Grant Grudnica Hudajužna Idrija pri Bači Kal Kamno Kanalski Lom Klavže Kneške Ravne Kneža Koritnica Kozaršče Kozmerice Kuk Lisec Ljubinj Logaršče Loje Modrej Modrejce Most na Soči Obloke Pečine Petrovo Brdo Podbrdo Podmelec Polje Poljubinj Ponikve Porezen Postaja Prapetno Prapetno Brdo Roče Rut Sela nad Podmelcem Sela pri Volčah Selce Selišče Šentviška Gora Slap ob Idrijci Stopnik Stržišče Temljine Tolminske Ravne Tolminski Lom Trtnik Volarje Volčanski Ruti Volče Žabče Zadlaz–Čadrg Zadlaz–Žabče Zakraj Zatolmin Znojile Former Rakovec Stopec
Landmarks	Bača Ravine Bača (river) Ciril Kosmač Homestead Migovec System Most na Soči Parish Church Most na Soči Reservoir Soča (river) St. Maurus's Church Tolmin Castle Tolmin Gorges Tolmin Museum Tolmin Parish Church
Notable people	Jakob Filip Kaffol Ciril Kosmač Jožko Šavli

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