Podmelec () is a

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west of Kneža in the Bača Valley in the

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in the

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region of

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Geography

Podmelec stands on a slope above the right bank of the Bača River. Sopota Falls () is located about northwest of the village center on Sopota Creek, a tributary of the Bača River.

Church

Podmelec - cerkev Marijinega Vnebovzetja

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

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.Koper Diocese list of churches

References

External links

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Podmelec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Tolmin {{Tolmin-geo-stub