The Borovniščica () is a stream that originates in the hills west of
Gorenje Otave[Melik, Anton. 1959. ''Posavska Slovenija''. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica, p. 514.] and flows to the north through
Hell Gorge ( sl, Soteska Pekel), creating a series of waterfalls,
and then through the village of
Borovnica.
It then flows across the
Ljubljana Marsh
The Ljubljana Marsh ( sl, Ljubljansko barje), located south of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the largest marsh in the country. It covers or 0.8% of the Slovene territory. It is administered by the municipalities of Borovnica, Brezovica ...
, where it joins the
Ljubljanica River as a right tributary. The upper course of the creek separates the Rakitna Plateau ( sl, Rakitniška planota, to the east) from the Logatec Plateau ( sl, Logaška planota, to the west).
[Orožen, Fran. 1901. ''Vojvodina Kranjska: Prirodoznanski, politični in kulturni opis.'' Ljubljana: Matica Slovenska, p. 71.]
Name
Borovniščica Creek is named after the village of Borovnica.
See also
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List of rivers of Slovenia
300px, Map of river systems in Slovenia
This is a list of rivers of Slovenia. There are 59 major rivers in Slovenia, altogether measuring about in length. The total length of all rivers in Slovenia is , which gives a river density of 1,33 ...
References
External links
Borovniščica Creekon Geopedia
Hell Gorge near Borovnicaat zaplana.net
at burger.si
Rivers of Inner Carniola
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