Močilnik Springs
Močilnik Springs is the best-known source of the Ljubljanica, Ljubljanica River. Name The name ''Močilnik'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''močilnik'' '(hidden) Spring (hydrology), spring', synonymous with the related word ''močilo'', both derived from the Slavic root ''*mak-'' 'wet, damp'. Geography The springs are located at the end of the Močilnik Valley, a steephead valley 180 m long near Vrhnika. Big Močilnik Spring () is found in a pond below the cliffs, and Little Močilnik Spring (), with a smaller flow, lies 50 m further north. They join together to form the Little Ljubljanica River (), which joins the Big Ljubljanica River () after about 1 km, forming the Ljubljanica. The water that surfaces at Močilnik Springs seeps into the ground at the Planina Karst Field and Logatec Karst Field. Not far from Močilnik Springs is Furlan Hot Springs (). It has a constant temperature of about 20 °C.Melik, Anton. 1959. ''Slovenija: Geografski Opis,'' vol. 2, par ...
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