The Pišnica is a right tributary of the Sava Dolinka River in northwestern Slovenia.
5-583: The Pišnica was attested in historical sources as Peschtchenitza in 1763–1787. The name is derived from * Pěsъčenica , based on the Slavic noun * pěsъkъ , which also yielded the Slovene noun pesek 'gravel, sand'. Etymologically the name therefore means 'gravelly river'. The development of the vowel * ě to i is characteristic of the local dialect. The Pišnica forms at the confluence of Big Pišnica Creek ( Velika Pišnica ) and Little Pišnica Creek ( Mala Pišnica ) in
10-583: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 46°27′50.5″N 13°47′1.2″E / 46.464028°N 13.783667°E / 46.464028; 13.783667 Julian Alps The Julian Alps ( Slovene : Julijske Alpe , Italian : Alpi Giulie , Venetian : Alpe Jułie , Friulian : Alps Juliis , German : Julische Alpen ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia , where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav ,
15-568: The Julian Alps in the Kranjska Gora region of northwest Slovenia . The Pišnica joins the Sava Dolinka and runs through the central area of Triglav National Park . At the confluence lies a small natural canyon and an hydroelectric power plant. Because the source is glacial, the river's temperature remains cold (5–10 °C or 41–50 °F) in the summer. This Slovenian geography article
20-494: The municipium of Forum Julii (now Cividale del Friuli ) at the foot of the mountains, the range was named after Julius Caesar of the gens Julia , perhaps due to a road built by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus . There are many peaks in the Eastern Julian Alps over 2,000 m high, and they are mainly parts of ridges. The most prominent peaks are visible by their height and size. There are high plateaus on
25-955: The highest peak in Slovenia . A large part of the Julian Alps is included in Triglav National Park . The second highest peak of the range, the 2,755 m high Jôf di Montasio , lies in Italy . The Julian Alps cover an estimated 4,400 km (of which 1,542 km lies in Italy). They are located between the Sava Valley and Canale Valley . They are divided into the Eastern and Western Julian Alps. The Julian Alps were known in antiquity as Alpes Iuliae , and also attested as Alpes Julianae c. AD 670, Alpis Julia c. 734, and Alpes Iulias in 1090. Like
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