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Village

Bukova Gora

Located in Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°34′00″ N 15°04′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bukova Gora Bukova Gora
Location in Slovenia
Elevation
685 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport55 km
ZAG Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport81 km

About Bukova Gora

Bukova Gora is a village. Location: Municipality of Kočevje, Slovenia. Elevation: 685 m.

From Wikipedia

Bukova Gora (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔʋa ˈɡɔːɾa]; German: Buchberg) is a remote abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement is made up of three separate hamlets: Gorenja Bukova Gora (Oberbuchberg), Srednja Bukova Gora (Mitterbuchberg), and Spodnja Bukova Gora (Unterbuchberg), formerly independent settlements. It was inhabited by Gottschee Germans.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
2.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bukova Gora

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (148 mm)
Driest month
January (75 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).

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Climate of Bukova Gora
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°21°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°7°10°11°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)7582100122111138112120129145148113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bukova Gora

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 56 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 55 kmsouthwest
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 81 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 87 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 76 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 169 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bukova Gora

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 76 natural sites, 72 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Kočevski Rog Mountain 10 kmN
  • Rinža River 17 kmNW
  • Lahinja River 20 kmE

25–60 km39 places

  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 56 kmSW
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 47 kmW
  • Mala Gora Mountain 34 kmNW
  • Krka River 55 kmNE

60–100 km117 places

  • Krk Island 65 kmSW
  • Kašina River 96 kmE
  • Otočić Košljun Island 70 kmSW
  • Raša River 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain, Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice
    9.6 km N
  • Rinža River, Slovenia
    17 km NW
  • Lahinja River, Slovenia
    20 km E

Sources & licences

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