Rateče
Rateče | |
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Coordinates: 46°29′53″N 13°42′58″E / 46.49806°N 13.71611°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Kranjska Gora |
Elevation | 863.6 m (2,833.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 639 |
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Rateče (pronounced
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 1385.
Other historic buildings include the
Geography
Trebiža and Kravnjak creeks flow through the village. Their sources are on the slopes of Mount Peč (1,510 m) and Mount
Economy and tourism
The village is surrounded by fields, meadows, and pastures. Due to the harsh climate, the inhabitants are largely employed in livestock husbandry, relying on summer grazing in high pastures. Most local farmers are binational landowners, with meadows across the border in Italy.
Tourism is important to the economy, and there are many holiday homes in the area. Rateče is a starting point for hiking trips into the Julian Alps (through Tamar) and the Karawanks range. The lower Planica Valley hosts well-known ski-jumping competitions, where both the 100 meters (330 ft) and 200 meters (660 ft) benchmarks were first broken (in 1936 and 1994, respectively). Near the border crossing is the Macesnov'c ski area, with a 1,900 meters (6,200 ft) track.
Every year on 15 August a local event is held by the Rateče Tourist Association in the village square (in Gorica).
Climate
Rateče has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
Climate data for Rateče (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–2020) (864m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.4 (−15.5) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68 (2.7) |
79 (3.1) |
89 (3.5) |
107 (4.2) |
122 (4.8) |
143 (5.6) |
161 (6.3) |
155 (6.1) |
178 (7.0) |
185 (7.3) |
189 (7.4) |
116 (4.6) |
1,592 (62.7) |
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 35 (14) |
41 (16) |
32 (13) |
6 (2.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (2.0) |
20 (7.9) |
11.6 (4.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 150 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0 cm) | 29 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 117 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 14:00)
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69 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 59 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 81.3 | 114.1 | 156.0 | 164.1 | 184.4 | 202.1 | 232.3 | 221.5 | 172.7 | 134.3 | 73.6 | 54.5 | 1,790.9 |
Source 1: Slovenian Environment Agency (humidity and snow 1981–2010)[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (sun 1991–2020)[9]
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References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Carey, Justi, & Roy Clark. 2005. The Julian Alps of Slovenia. Milnthorpe, UK: Cicerone Press, pp. 71–74.
- ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 347.
- ^ Celovški rokopis iz Rateč Archived 22 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
- ^ Pogačnik, Jože. 1990. Starejše slovensko slovstvo. Ljubljana: Znanstveni inštitut Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, p. 95.
- ^ Kajžnkova hiša v Ratečah (in Slovene)
- ^ "Rateče Podnebne statistike 1950-2020" (in Slovenian). Slovenian Environmental Agency. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Rateče Climate Normals 1981-2010" (PDF). Slovenian Environmental Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Rateče Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
External links
- Media related to Rateče at Wikimedia Commons
- Rateče on Geopedia
- Rateče–Planica Tourist Society
- Climate characteristics, Rateče–Planica meteorological station