Mali Graben () is a creek and a natural branch of the
Gradaščica River in southwest Ljubljana. It flows south of and parallel to the
Gradaščica and is the largest affluent of 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. It is also known as ''Stržen'' (literally, '
thalweg')
["Kruta prepoved." 1919. ''Jugoslavija'' 2(209) (30 August): 4.][Beg, Ante. 1940. Črtice o bivši občini Vič. ''Kronika slovenskih mest'' 7(1): 26–31, p. 28.] and ''Mala voda'' ('Little Creek').
[Melik, Anton. 1929/39. Razvoj Ljubljane. ''Geografski vestnik'' 5/6(1–4): 93–137, p. 99.]
The creek is a natural channel.
It splits from the Gradaščica not far from
Bokalce Castle, then flows across the southern part of the
Murgle residential district and joins the Ljubljanica from the left side near the
Gruber Canal. Most of the water from the Gradaščica is diverted into Mali Graben, helping to alleviate flooding of 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 ...
in Ljubljana.
File:Bokalce Weir.JPG, Beginning of the Mali Graben west of the Vrhovci neighborhood in the west part of Ljubljana
References
External links
A map.Provided by Geopedia.
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Rivers of Ljubljana
Gradaščica