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The Logar Valley ( sl, Logarska dolina, ''Logarjeva dolina''
[Mišič, Franc. 1938. "O ledinskih in hišnih imenih okoli Solčave." ''Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje'' 33(3/4): 191–201, p. 197.]) is a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...
in the
Kamnik Alps
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...
, in the
Municipality of Solčava
The Municipality of Solčava (; sl, Občina Solčava) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Solčava. Solčava became a municipality in 1998.
Settlements
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,
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. 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 .
Geography
The Logar Valley is a typical U-shaped
glacial valley
U-shaped valleys, also called trough valleys or glacial troughs, are formed by the process of glaciation. They are characteristic of mountain glaciation in particular. They have a characteristic U shape in cross-section, with steep, straight s ...
. 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
A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...
') or ''Ogradec''
(it is a wooded area with
scree
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. Talus deposits typically ha ...
slopes). Altogether 35 people live on the isolated farmsteads in the valley.
Peaks
![Burger LogarskaDolina](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Burger_LogarskaDolina.jpg)
The Logar Valley is ringed by the following peaks:
Strelovec (),
Krofička (),
Ojstrica (),
Lučka Baba (),
Planjava (),
Brana (),
Turska Gora (), and
Mrzla Gora (). It terminates in a head wall beneath the
Okrešelj Cirque, where the
Savinja
The Savinja () is a river in northeast Slovenia which flows mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja Valley ( sl, Zgornja in Spodnja Savinjska dolina) and through the cities of Celje and Laško. The Savinja is the main river of the Savinja Alps (Sl ...
River starts at an ice-cold spring at an elevation of 1,280 meters and flows to
Rinka Falls
Rinka Falls (; sl, slap Rinka) is a waterfall in the Logar Valley, in the Municipality of Solčava in northern Slovenia. It is the source of the Savinja River. It has been proclaimed a natural heritage feature. Rinka Falls is one of the most be ...
.
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
An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon defined as a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from abov ...
. 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 (), wooden logging chutes, a
burl
A burl (American English) or burr (British English) is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It is commonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from do ...
-covered ash tree, a charcoal-maker’s hut, and other sights.
References
External links
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Upper Savinja Valley: tourism in the Logar Valley and surroundings
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Valleys in Styria (Slovenia)
Landscape parks in Slovenia
Valleys in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Savinja basin
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