Peričnik Falls (; sl, slap Peričnik) is a waterfall in

Triglav National Park Triglav National Park (TNP) ( sl, Triglavski narodni park) is the only national park in Slovenia. It was established in its modern form in 1981 and is located in the northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alp ...

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 ...

Geography

Peričnik Falls is one of the best-known waterfalls in Slovenia. It flows from a hanging valley in Triglav National Park into the glacial Vrata Valley, where the water of Peričnik Creek then flows into Bistrica Creek. There are actually two waterfalls: Upper Peričnik Falls ( sl, Zgornji Peričnik, high) and Lower Peričnik Falls ( sl, Spodnji Peričnik, high). The larger, lower waterfall is usually simply known as Peričnik Falls. A view of both falls is possible by crossing Bistrica Creek and ascending the scree slope a few dozen meters.

Name

The name ''Peričnik'' (in the local dialect also ''Perečnik'') is ultimately derived from the verb ''prati'', which originally meant 'to strike, beat'. It also refers to water falling over a steep cliff (cf. also ''

Peračica Peračica (, in older sources also ''Pirašica'', german: Piraschitz) is a settlement in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Peračica was attested in historical sources in 1253 as ''Peraschiz'' (and as '' ...

''), and in standard Slovene has also developed into the sense 'to wash clothing' (via the sense 'to beat laundry').

References

External links

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Peričnik Falls on Geopedia

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