Mali Graben

The Mali Graben (Slovene: Mali graben) is a creek and a natural branch of the Gradaščica River in southwest Ljubljana. It flows south of and parallel to the Gradaščica and is the largest affluent of the river Ljubljanica.[1] It is also known as Stržen (literally, 'thalweg')[2][3] and Mala voda ('Little Creek').[4]

Mali Graben
The Mali Graben at Dolgi Most
Location
CountrySlovenia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGradaščica (in the vicinity of the Bokalce Castle)
Mouth 
 • location
Ljubljanica (in the vicinity of the Gruber Canal
 • coordinates
46°2′4.21″N 14°28′23.73″E
Basin features
ProgressionLjubljanica→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The creek is a natural channel.[3][4] It splits from the Gradaščica not far from Bokalce Castle, then flows across the southern part of the Murgle residential district and joins the Ljubljanica from the left side near the Gruber Canal. Most water from the Gradaščica is diverted into the Mali Graben, helping alleviate flooding of the Trnovo District of Ljubljana.

  • Beginning of the Mali Graben west of the Vrhovci neighborhood in the west part of Ljubljana

References
  1. "Občinski program varnosti občine Brezovica" [Municipal programme of the Municipality of Brezovica] (in Slovenian). 2010. p. 35. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. "Kruta prepoved." 1919. Jugoslavija 2(209) (30 August): 4.
  3. Beg, Ante. 1940. Črtice o bivši občini Vič. Kronika slovenskih mest 7(1): 26–31, p. 28.
  4. Melik, Anton. 1929/39. Razvoj Ljubljane. Geografski vestnik 5/6(1–4): 93–137, p. 99.
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