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Village

Orehek

Located in Municipality of Cerkno, Slovenia Coordinates: 46°08′27″ N 13°55′59″ E

Map showing the location of Orehek Orehek
Location in Slovenia
Population
72
72
Elevation
623 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport42 km
TRS Trieste Airport50 km

About Orehek

Orehek is a village. Location: Municipality of Cerkno, Slovenia. Population: 72. Elevation: 623 m.

From Wikipedia

Orehek (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxək]) is a dispersed settlement below Mount Kojca west of Cerkno in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3.9 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Orehek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 266 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (266 mm)
Driest month
February (119 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Orehek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°5°8°11°16°21°23°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°3°7°11°13°13°10°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)154119156197184205157154204240266211

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Orehek

The nearest airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 45 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 42 kmeast
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 50 kmsouthwest
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 45 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 61 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 99 kmsoutheast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 155 kmnortheast
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 163 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Orehek

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 817 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 17 kmN
  • Porezen Mountain 5 kmNE
  • Jelovica Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Črna Prst Mountain 11 kmN

25–60 km417 places

  • Raša River 36 kmS
  • Lake Bled Lake 28 kmNE
  • Triglav Mountain 27 kmN
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 41 kmE

60–100 km735 places

  • Markovec Mountain 69 kmS
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 75 kmSE
  • Mala Gora Mountain 75 kmSE
  • Stična River 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Kojca Mountain, Municipality of Cerkno
    1.5 km N
  • Porezen Mountain, Municipality of Cerkno
    5.1 km NE
  • Cerknica River, Slovenia
    4.4 km S
  • Koritnica River, Slovenia
    5.3 km NW
  • Črna Prst Mountain, Municipality of Bohinj
    11 km N
  • Bača River, Slovenia
    12 km W

Sources & licences

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