Logar Valley (Slovenia)
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| name = Logar Valley Landscape Park
| alt_name = Krajinski park Logarska dolina
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| photo = Словения ауылы.jpg
| photo_caption = Logar Valley
| location = Slovenia
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| coordinates = {{coord|46|23|1.03|N|14|37|17.92|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|24.75|km2|abbr=on}}
| established = 1987{{cite web |url=http://www.logarska-dolina.si/index.php?id=88 |title=Predstavitev Krajinskega parka Logarska dolina|accessdate=5 May 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Logarska_Dolina_Landscape_Park|title=Data on ProtectedPlanet.net |publisher= World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) |accessdate=5 May 2013}}
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File:Logarska dolina (Logar valley) 02.jpg
The Logar Valley ({{langx|sl|Logarska dolina}}, Logarjeva dolinaMišič, Franc. 1938. "O ledinskih in hišnih imenih okoli Solčave." Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje 33(3/4): 191–201, p. 197.) is a valley in the Kamnik Alps, in the Municipality of Solčava, Slovenia. The Slovene name for the valley is of relatively recent coinage and is derived from the Logar Farm, which in turn is derived from log (literally, 'swampy meadow'). In 1987, the valley received protected status as a landscape park encompassing {{convert|24.75|km2}}.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.dedi.si/dediscina/431-logarska-dolina |title=Logarska dolina |trans-title=Logar Valley |encyclopedia=Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem – DEDI [Encyclopedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia] |first1=Mauro |last1=Hrvatin |editor1-first=Mateja |editor1-last=Šmid Hribar |editor2-first=Gregor |editor2-last=Golež |editor3-first=Dan |editor3-last=Podjed |editor4-first=Drago |editor4-last=Kladnik |editor5-first=Bojan |editor5-last=Erhartič |editor6-first=Primož |editor6-last=Pavlin |editor7-first=Jerele |editor7-last=Ines |accessdate=19 February 2013 |language=Slovenian}}
Geography
The Logar Valley is a typical U-shaped glacial valley. It is divided into three parts. The lower part is named Log, the middle part Plest or Plestje (it is a mostly wooded area), and the upper part Kot (literally 'cirque') or Ogradec (it is a wooded area with scree slopes). Altogether 35 people live on the isolated farmsteads in the valley.
=Peaks=
File:Burger LogarskaDolina.jpg
File:Logar Valley Slovenia video (Logarska dolina).ogv
The Logar Valley is ringed by the following peaks: Strelovec ({{convert|1763|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Krofička ({{convert|2083|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Ojstrica ({{convert|2350|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Lučka Baba ({{convert|2244|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Planjava ({{convert|2394|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Brana ({{convert|2252|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), Turska Gora ({{convert|2251|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}), and Mrzla Gora ({{convert|2203|m|disp=or|abbr=on}}). It terminates in a head wall beneath the Okrešelj Cirque, where the Savinja River starts at an ice-cold spring at an elevation of 1,280 meters and flows to Rinka Falls.
=Climate=
Although the Logar Valley is not particularly narrow (about 500 m at its narrowest), inversions are very common due to the influence of a northern anticyclone. Temperature distributions on the slopes are greatly influenced by differences between the sunny and shady areas, which is seen in different snow and ice conditions in the winter.
A walking path (2–3 hours) through the valley leads past a number of points of interest: the source of Black Creek ({{lang|sl|Črna}}), wooden logging chutes, a burl-covered ash tree, a charcoal-maker’s hut, and other sights.
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Logar Valley (Slovenia)}}
- [https://visitsavinjska.com/?lang=en Upper Savinja Valley: tourism in the Logar Valley and surroundings]
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Category:Valleys in Styria (Slovenia)
Category:Landscape parks in Slovenia