Sostanj

The landscape around Šoštanj is a low, enclosed valley of the Paka River edged by wooded hills, which has shaped both the town’s layout and its industrial economy. Šoštanj lies in the Šalek Valley, west of Velenje, where coal mining and energy production have been central to modern local life. Lake Družmirje, beside the town, formed through ground subsidence connected with lignite extraction and is now part of a transformed post-mining terrain. The Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant remains a prominent industrial presence, while the town also recalls its former leather-making tradition. Above the settlement stand the ruins of Šoštanj Castle, a medieval stronghold from which the town took its name. Continue with other webcams from the Šalek Valley to see how this part of northern Slovenia connects regionally.

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