Zelenci
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Zelenci Springs is the source of the river Sava near Kranjska Gora in northwestern Slovenia.
At Zelenci Springs, water from an underground stream originating in the Planica Valley re-emerges via a two-metre deep green lake. The area gets its name from this brilliant green colour (Zelen means 'green' in Slovene). Zelenci is a nature reserve since 1992 and is home to many endangered animal and plant species.
The lake formed by the springs has a constant temperature of between 5 and 6 °C all year round. From the lake, the water runs into a 200-metre wide and one-kilometre long marshland. The actual riverbed is not formed until after this at Podkoren, below Vitranc.
