Podmelec

Coordinates: 46°9′52.22″N 13°48′35.88″E / 46.1645056°N 13.8099667°E / 46.1645056; 13.8099667
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Podmelec
Podmelec is located in Slovenia
Podmelec
Podmelec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′52.22″N 13°48′35.88″E / 46.1645056°N 13.8099667°E / 46.1645056; 13.8099667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityTolmin
Area
 • Total3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation
298.3 m (978.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total96
[1]

Podmelec (pronounced [pɔdˈmeːləts]) is a village west of Kneža in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Geography[edit]

Sopota Falls

Podmelec stands on a slope above the right bank of the Bača River. Sopota Falls (Slovene: slap Sopota) is located about 500 meters (1,600 ft) northwest of the village center on Sopota Creek, a tributary of the Bača River.

Church[edit]

Assumption Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[3]

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