Tacen Whitewater Course

{{Short description|Venue for canoe and kayak slalom competition in Tacen, Slovenia}}

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|native_name_lang = Slovenian

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|locale = Ljubljana, Slovenia

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|managing_agent = Tacen Kayak Canoe Club

|website = [http://www.kajakklubtacen.si// Tacen Kayak Canoe Club]

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|main_shape = Linear

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|water_source = Sava River

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|flow_diversion = Yes

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|grandstands = Concrete bleachers

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|construction_dates = 1990

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The Tacen Whitewater Course is a venue for canoe and kayak slalom competition in Tacen, Slovenia, a suburb of Ljubljana. Located on the Sava River, eight kilometers northwest of the city center, it is known locally as Kayak Canoe Club Tacen ({{langx|sl|Kajak kanu klub Tacen}}). The course played an important role in development of the sport during the past six decades. In 1939, when its first competition was held, it was a natural rapid at the base of a dam in the Sava River. In 1990, after many upgrades, it was given a concrete channel and the features of a modern Olympic-style slalom course.{{cite web |url=http://www.wc-tacen.si/3/?pID=55 |title=Slalom World Cup Tacen 2008 > History about Tacen Slalom Course |access-date=2009-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006090536/http://www.wc-tacen.si/3/?pID=55 |archive-date=2011-10-06 }} The course now starts in the lake behind the dam, and the spillway is the first drop. Tacen hosts a major international competition almost every year, examples being the 1955, the 1991, and the 2010 Championships.

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