Retovje Springs
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Retovje Springs is a group of springs that join to form the Big Ljubljanica River (Slovene: Velika Ljubljanica).
The name Retovje and names like it (e.g., Retje, Dolnje Retje) are derived from the Slovene common noun retje 'powerful karst spring' from the root *vrětje 'springing, gushing'.[1][2] The generic term okence in the Slovene name of two springs at the site is a diminutive of the common noun okno (literally, 'window') in the secondary meaning 'spring, place where groundwater surfaces'.[2][3]
Geography
The springs are located in the Retovje Valley, a steephead valley near Verd south of Vrhnika. The springs include:
- Walnut Spring (Pod Orehom)
- Cliff Spring (Pod skalo, Pod steno)
- Big Spring (Veliko okence)
- Little Spring (Malo okence)
Big Spring and Little Spring are the two most powerful springs in the group. After almost 1 km, the Big Ljubljanica joins the Little Ljubljanica (Slovene: Mala Ljubljanica) to form the Ljubljanica River.
