Klavže
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Klavže ( ) is a settlement in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Klavže ( ) is a settlement in the Bača Valley in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. ==Name== Klavže was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Klausa. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun klavže 'logging sluice' (< German Klause < Middle High German klûse < Medieval Latin clūsa 'barrier'), referring to logging activity in the area. ==Infrastructure== The Bohinj Railway line runs through the settlement. The Podmelec Hydroelectric Plant was built at Klavže in 1931 by Luigi Corvi.
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