Bavšica (; ) is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...

in the

Municipality of Bovec The Municipality of Bovec ( or ; ) is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia. Its center is the town of Bovec. , its mayor is Valter Mlekuž. Geography The northern parts of the municipality up the Trenta Valley to the peaks of Mts. Mangart, J ...

in the

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region of

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Geography

Bavšica lies in a

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 ...

below Mount Bavšica Grintovec () in the

Julian Alps The Julian Alps (, , , , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large part of the Julian Alps is inclu ...

to the east and the Log Cliff (, ) to the north. The valley also hosts the Bavšica Hiking Training Center () (PUS Bavšica), the main educational center of the Alpine Association of Slovenia.Alpine Association of Slovenia
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Name

Bavšica was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as ''Bauschiza''. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun ''balha'' (dialect ''baha'') ' matgrass', referring to the local vegetation. A less likely explanation is that the name is derived from the adjective ''*balh'' 'whitish, pale'.

References

External links

Bavšica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bovec {{Bovec-geo-stub