Avče

Avče (, ) is a settlement on the left bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Dolnji Avšček, Gor(e)nji Avšček, and Langa along Avšček Creek southeast of the main settlement, Nadavče to the west, and Spodnji Log and Vrtače to the north along the railroad.

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Place details

Locality: Avče
Region: Municipality of Kanal ob Soči
Country: Slovenija
Population: 240

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Avče
Settlement.image_skyline: Avce1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kanal ob Soči
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10.23
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 293
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population: 198
Area: 10.23
Elevation: 172
Image: Avce1.jpg

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Commons category: Avče
female population: 107
male population: 91

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Name
History
Church
Hydroelectric plant
Notable people
References
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==Name== Avče was first attested in written sources in 1389 as Als (and as Alis in 1523, and Auzha and Auza in 1763–87). The name is derived from *Alьčь, probably related to the Friulian hydronym Auzza or Aussa, which is of pre-Romance origin. It may ultimately be derived from Celtic *alika 'wild service tree' or from some other pre-Romance root meaning 'spring'.