Postaja, Tolmin

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Postaja
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′36.62″N13°45′51.14″E / 46.1435056°N 13.7642056°E / 46.1435056; 13.7642056 Coordinates: 46°8′36.62″N13°45′51.14″E / 46.1435056°N 13.7642056°E / 46.1435056; 13.7642056
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Tolmin
Area
 • Total 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation 187.5 m (615.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 122
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Postaja (pronounced  [pɔˈstaːja] ) is a settlement on the left bank of the Idrijca River, southeast of Most na Soči, in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. [2] It includes the hamlets of Na Lazih (Slovene : Na lazih) and Klohe. The Most na Soči train station is located in Postaja. [3]

Idrijca river in Slovenia

The Idrijca is a river flowing through the Idrija Hills and Cerkno Hills. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) long. It rises near Vojsko, flows towards northeast and after passing through Idrija turns to the northwest. After passing through Spodnja Idrija and Cerkno it joins the Soča in Most na Soči. It has the pluvio-nival regime and belongs to the Adriatic Sea Basin.

Most na Soči Place in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

Most na Soči is a town in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on a rocky crest above the confluence of Soča and Idrijca rivers. In the past these two riverbeds, deeply carved into the rocky slopes, provided the settlement with excellent protection from intruders. Due to the nearby Doblar hydro plant, the basins of the river were entirely inundated and below the settlement a vast reservoir was formed, which now attracts both fishermen and visitors, who can stroll along some well-kept panoramic paths.

Tolmin Town in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

Tolmin is a small town in northwestern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Tolmin.

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Name

Until 1937, Postaja was a hamlet of Sveta Lucija ob Soči (later renamed Most na Soči) and its house numbers were continuous with that of the main town. Postaja received its own house numbering system in 1938 even though it still had no official name, and it was referred to as the "Sveta Lucija ob Soči railroad station" or simply "the station" (Slovene : postaja). The name Postaja became the official name of the settlement in 1952. [3]

House numbering system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area

House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building. The house number is often part of a postal address. The term describes the number of any building with a mailbox, or even a vacant lot.

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

History

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Railroad fortification

The Austrian authorities built a fortification to protect the railroad bridge belonging to the Bohinj Railway on the east edge of the settlement. After the First World War, the fortification was used by the Italian army for housing and to store weapons. [4]

Bohinj Railway Slovenian-Italian cross-border railway

The Bohinj Railway is a railway in Slovenia and Italy. It connects Jesenice in Slovenia with Trieste in Italy. It was built by Austria-Hungary from 1900 to 1906 as a part of a new strategic railway, the Neue Alpenbahnen, that would connect Western Austria and Southern Germany with the then Austro-Hungarian port of Trieste. The line starts in Jesenice, at the Southern end of the Karawanks Tunnel; it then crosses the Julian Alps through the Bohinj Tunnel, and passes the border town of Nova Gorica before crossing the Italian border and reaching Trieste.

Railway bridge

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Railway bridge and part of the village of Bača pri Modreju

There is an imposing railway bridge belonging to the Bohinj Railway over the Idrijca in the settlement and in the nearby settlement of Bača pri Modreju. It is the longest and largest such structure along the entire line [5] and has seven arches. [3] :396

Bača pri Modreju Place in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

Bača pri Modreju is a village in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Bača River with the Idrijca River, which in turn joins the Soča River at Most na Soči, northwest of the settlement. The village includes the hamlets of Grapa, Stopec, and Sopotnica.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Tolmin municipal site
  3. 1 2 3 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 417–418.
  4. ↑ Information sign posted at the fortification in Postaja.
  5. ↑ Information sign posted at the fortification in Postaja.
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