Prevalje

Prevalje
Town
From top, left to right: Overview of Prevalje, Brančurnik bench, Railway station
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Prevalje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′37.54″N 14°54′42.73″E / 46.5437611°N 14.9118694°E / 46.5437611; 14.9118694
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Prevalje
Area [1]
• Total	3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation	415.7 m (1,363.8 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	4,601

Prevalje (pronounced [ˈpɾeːʋaljɛ] ^ⓘ; German: Prävali) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Prevalje. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia. Prevalje lies in a valley where the Meža River emerges from a narrow gorge, full of fluvioglacial sediments. To the north the town is bounded by the Strojna, Stražišče, and Dolga Brda hills. To the south are Navrski vrh (605 meters or 1,985 feet) and Riflov vrh (726 meters or 2,382 feet).