Retovje Springs is a group of springs that join to form the Big Ljubljanica River ().
Name 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'.Snoj, Marko. 2003. Slovenski etimološki slovar. 2nd edition. Ljubljana: Modrijan, p. 353.Pavlovec, Rajko. 2006. "Domači kraški izrazi z Ljubljanskega barja." Geografski vestnik 78(1):61–64. 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'.Bezlaj, France. 1982. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 245.
Geography
The springs are located in the Retovje Valley, a steephead valley near Verd south of Vrhnika. The springs include: Walnut Spring () Cliff Spring (, ) Big Spring () Little Spring () 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 () to form the Ljubljanica River.
Exploration The karst springs and sumps at Retovje were first studied in 1939 by the Kuščer brothers.Retovje. DEDI - Enciklopedija naravne in kulturne dediščine na Slovenskem. Big Spring has been explored to a length of 270 m and a depth of 25 m, and Little Spring to a length of 305 m and depth of 45 m.
References
External links Retovje Springs on Geopedia