The Gradaščica is a
river
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in
Slovenia
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. The river is long. It begins in
Polhov Gradec at the confluence of Little Creek () and
Big Božna Creek. Near Vrhovci it is joined by Horjulščica Creek (also known as Horjulka Creek). Not far past
Bokalce, most of the stream is split off into the
Mali Graben and the rest continues as the Gradaščica (also known as the ''Mestna Gradaščica'' 'Town Gradaščica'). This continues through the Vrhovci neighborhood into the
Vič District
The Vič District (; Slovene: ''Četrtna skupnost Vič''), or simply Vič, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It encompasses the western part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Vič. ...
, where it is joined by
Glinščica Creek, before continuing into the
Trnovo District
The Trnovo District (), or simply Trnovo, is a district (Slovenia), district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
References
External links
*Trnovo District on Geopedia
Trnovo District,
Districts of Ljub ...
and emptying into the
Ljubljanica
The Ljubljanica (), known in the Middle Ages as the ''Leybach'', is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on the river. The Ljubljanica rises south of the town of Vrhnika and ...
.
Name
The Gradaščica was attested in historical sources as ''min
sflum
ndict
mLaybach'' in 1271, ''flumen minus dictum Laybach'' in 1277, ''mino
Laybac
s' in 1330, and ''chlain Laiboch'' in 1397, all meaning 'little Ljubljanica'. The names ''Gradaschitza'' and ''Grabaschitza'' are attested in 1763–1787. The name ''Gradaščica'' is a
univerbation of *''Gradaška voda'' '(Polhov) Gradec River', derived from its headwaters in
Polhov Gradec.
History
In 2022, torrential rains caused the river to flood, with unusually severe flooding downstream.
Gallery
File:Confluence of the Horjulščica and Gradaščica - Slovenia.JPG, Confluence of Horjulščica Creek (left) with the Gradaščica (right)
File:Beginning of the Mestna Gradascica in Ljubljana Slovenia.JPG, Beginning of the "Town Gradaščica" (left) in the Vrhovci neighborhood of Vič
File:Confluence of the Gradascica and Glinscica - Ljubljana Slovenia.JPG, Confluence of the Gradaščica (left) with Glinščica Creek (right) in Vič
File:Confluence of the Gradascica and Ljubljanica - Ljubljana Slovenia.JPG, Confluence of the Gradaščica with the Ljubljanica
The Ljubljanica (), known in the Middle Ages as the ''Leybach'', is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on the river. The Ljubljanica rises south of the town of Vrhnika and ...
River at the Jek Bridge
Bridges
In the downstream order:
*
Trnovo Bridge
*
Rooster Bridge
*
Jek Bridge
References
External links
*
Condition of Gradaščica- graphs, in the following order, of water level, flow and temperature data for the past 30 days (taken near
Dvor by
ARSO)
Rivers of Upper Carniola
Rivers of Ljubljana
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